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Order worth 15 million euros from Daewoo – Siemens equips offshore drilling rig for Odfjell
Erlangen
2006-10-05
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from the Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) to supply electrical equipment for a new semi-submersible offshore drilling rig. The rig will be used for deepwater drilling operations in harsh environments. The final customer is Odfjell Invest Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda. The order is worth around 15 million euros and the drilling rig is to be delivered in October 2008.
Odfjell's new offshore rig will be built by Daewoo with electrical equipped from
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The new
drilling rig will be the first of its kind with dual active heave
compensating drawworks. For the first time, Sinamics S120 frequency
converters will be used on a drilling rig for controlling all the
drilling drives including the drawworks. Siemens' scope of supply also
includes generators, transformers, medium- and low-voltage switchgear
and an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). In addition, Siemens will do
the relevant engineering work and will also carry out a power system
study.
Siemens Norway is responsible for management of the
project. Components will be manufactured in Norway, Germany, the Czech
Republic, Switzerland and Indonesia.
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Further information under:
 www.siemens.com/oil_gas
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systems and solutions for industrial and infrastructure facilities and global
service provider for the plant and projects business covering planning,
installation, operation and the entire life cycle. I&S uses its own products and
systems and process technologies in order to enhance productivity and improve
competitiveness of companies in the sectors of metallurgy, water treatment, pulp
and paper, oil and gas, marine engineering, open-cast mining, airport logistics,
postal automation, intelligent traffic systems and industrial services. In
fiscal 2005 (to September 30) I&S employed a total of 31,700 people worldwide
and achieved total sales of EUR 5.390 billion.
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Dr. Rainer Schulze
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