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Converteam powers up Shtokman rigs



By Upstream staff 

UK-based power conversion player Converteam is set to provide power optimisation solutions for two semi-submersible drilling rigs that will be put to use at the Shtokman field, off Russia.

The semisubs, one at from Vyborg Shipyard in Russia and Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea, will be fitted with power, propulsion, distribution, vessel automation and thruster assisted mooring systems by Converteam.

The semisubs are the first two CS-50 ice class rigs scheduled to start work at Shtokman.

Further details of the contract, including financial terms, were not made public.


02 May 2008 06:46 GMT  | last updated: 02 May 2008 07:05 GMT

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