World’s Largest Jack-Up Rig Sets Sail
Aqualis Offshore was contracted by Noble Corporation to oversee the load-on, transportation and load-off operations of the first journey of the world’s largest jackup rig, the Noble Lloyd Noble.
Aqualis Offshore’s scope of work includes providing marine warranty services for the load-on, transportation and load-off operations of the giant jackup. Aqualis Offshore will ride with the ship for the first leg of the journey from Singapore to Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
The rig’s ultimate destination is Statoil’s Mariner field development in the UK sector of the North Sea. The contract value was not disclosed.
Noble Lloyd Noble is based on the GustoMSC CJ70 design as well as Statoil’s ‘Category J’ specifications.
The rig has an operational air gap of 69 m and is capable of operating in a water depth of up to 150 m (500 ft) in harsh environmental conditions. It boasts a maximum total drilling depth capacity of 10,000 m (approximately 33,000 ft).
Aqualis Offshore’s Singapore office will provide the marine warranty services for the rig move.
“To be trusted with this project underlines the position we have managed to build up in the global marine warranty services market over the past few years. It is a great project to be involved in, and we will do our part to ensure the journey goes according to plan,” said Phil Lenox, director, Asia Pacific, Aqualis Offshore.
