Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhd named its new jack-up drilling rig in a ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
Naming the new drilling rig the 'Perisai Pacific 101', the technologically-advanced jack-up drilling rig marks the company’s maiden investment in the high value drilling business segment.
Costing US$208 million (RM627.85 million) and under construction in Singapore by established shipyard, PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd, Perisai Pacific 101 is set to enhance the group's focus on upstream offshore development and production activities.
“Our entry into the offshore drilling segment marks the creation of a new business line within our organisation and represents a further value addition to our product and service offerings broadening our presence in the offshore oil and gas value chain,” said managing director Izzet Ishak during the rig-naming ceremony at a leading hotel earlier today.
Also present at the ceremony was International Trade and Industry deputy minister Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan and Perisai's independent non-executive chairman Datuk Dr Mohamed Ariffin Aton.
The rig, due to be delivered by July 2014, makes Perisai the second Malaysian company to own such an asset in the offshore drilling segment currently dominated by foreign rig operators.
At present there are about 20 foreign owned jack-up rigs operating in Malaysia and Perisai hopes to contribute in the move for greater localisation of such services in the industry led by national oil company Petronas and its production sharing partners, Izzet explained.
He said Perisai’s move to own its own rig would benefit the industry as it encourages the development of a greater pool of talented, competent and experienced industry workforce and supports government initiatives to generate more higher income jobs and skills in the country as envisioned in the Economic Transformation Programme.
As Petronas undertakes a capital expenditure programme geared towards not just conventional fields but the development of marginal fields and enhancing oil recovery, the technologically-advanced Perisai Pacific 101 rig can play a significant role as it can be deployed in high pressure and high temperature wells and is capable of drilling in water depths of up to 400ft and drilling depths of up to 30,000ft. The rig can house 150 personnel in full service accommodation facilities. Perisai has also an option by PPL to order a second similar rig for US$210 million (RM633.88 million).
“We are excited with the opportunity to actively participate in building local capabilities through ownership, operations and management of high value creating assets in the oil and gas industry,” Izzet added.
Perisai Pacific 101 will support and complement Perisai’s asset and services which currently include a fleet of offshore support vessels, a construction support barge, a mobile offshore production unit as well as its recently announced investment in a Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading vessel.
Astro Awani
Thu Jan 17 2013
ALL SMILES: (L-R) Izzet, Jacob and Dr Mohamed at the launch of the Perisai Pacific 101 on Thursday.
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