GustoMSC InSide 20 - October 2013

#20October 2013

Partnerships that produce results Ever deeper, ever colderThe challenges for GustoMSC CAN DO 20 Kpsi drillship Home Sweet Home

IN THIS EDITION

BrazilianMarket and projectscovering the DSS38E and Qdrill in detail

GustoMSC

Contents 3 Preface

4 Full speed ahead for Brazil's offshore industry

8 Partnerships that produce results

10 Ever deeper, ever colder. The challenges for GustoMSC

12 Qdrill and DSS38E

14 CAN DO 20Kpsi drillship

16 Home Sweet Home

18 "The proof of the pudding is in the eating"

20 GustoMSC Tri-Floater design verified in wave basin

22 Recent projects and deliveries

Inside is a publication of GustoMSC

GustoMSC serves clients in three offshore energy key markets:

exploration, construction and production. Proprietary designs of

jack-ups, semi-submersibles and vessels lie at the heart of our activities.

These designs always meet specific client requirements, based on solid

and proven foundations and a sea of experience.

Colophon

GustoMSC Inside is a publication ofGustoMSC B.V.

Total circulation: 4000This publication is edition 20, October 2013Edited by: Bahare Boersema andMonique van der Have

Design and production Stijlmeester, Utrecht (NL)

All editorial material is the property of GustoMSCabove mentioned company and may therefore not be copied or reproduced without our approval.

In 2011 we proceeded with the integration of Gusto and Marine

Structure Consultants into GustoMSC and moved to another

building. In 2012 our managing director Han Mommaas stepped

down after nearly twenty years at the helm (staying on as

Principle Consultant) and we celebrated our company's 150th

birthday! In November 2012, GustoMSC was spun-off from

SBM Offshore and started operations as an independent

organization. We are now better positioned as independent

designer and supplier of associated equipment. Our subcontrac-

tors are a great help and partners in this respect. In recent

months our new internal organization for Finance, IT and HR has

become fully operational.

In the meantime, as the market for mobile offshore units has

grown, so has our market share. Whereas two years ago, when

Gusto and MSC merged, there were 29 GustoMSC designed mobile

offshore units (MOU) under construction, today there are more

than 60; about one quarter of these will be used for oil and gas

drilling offshore Brazil.

This issue of InSide highlights Brazil's growing market and its and

GustoMSCs response to this. Since 2006, a major new oil or gas

province has been discovered and announcements of major oil

field discoveries are commonplace. Developing and operating

these new fields will provide many jobs and serve to stimulate

further economic development. The government of Brazil wants to

ensure that its own people and the Brazilian business community

receive optimum benefit from this situation. The Brazilian

offshore oil and gas industry is developing fast to respond

effectively to the needs of exploitation of huge new reserves.

Much research, development and production must naturally be

started from the ground up. The oil is miles offshore, in deep

water and under a wondrous layer of salt far below the sea floor.

This all demands new, adapted technology. The Brazilian shipbuild-

ing tradition is undergoing an unprecedented renaissance after

the last growth period in the 1970s, and this new phase is

presenting the Brazilian shipbuilding industry with significant

technical challenges.

GustoMSC is certainly part of these new developments and the

re-birth of the Brazilian shipbuilding industry, contributing with

expertise in offshore vessel and mobile offshore unit designs.

Between now and 2019, six semi-submersibles and nine drillships

designed by us are being built in Brazilian shipyards. GustoMSC is

proud to be teaming up with Brazilian companies to supply the

basic designs for more than half the vessels in one of the largest

international offshore tenders in history. These are prestigious

orders that re-affirm our international reputation. In the

meantime, development of new GustoMSC designs continues

strongly: MOUs for ever-deeper, ever-colder Arctic waters,

sophisticated offshore construction vessels, wind turbine

installation vessels, harsh environment jack-ups, and so on.

There's more about those as well in this issue.

I hope you will enjoy reading this InSide magazine. We at

GustoMSC look forward to adding new milestones to your thriving

industry, in close association with you

PrefaceFor more than 10 years, we have been keeping our business relations informed of developments

in the offshore sector and our organization by means of our semi-annual InSide magazine.

Rarely have developments been so rapid as in the past year and our own activities are expanding

equally quickly. In Brazil, for example, now 15 drilling rigs have been contacted based on our licensed

designs, construction of which will be running through to 2019.

Nils van Nood,Managing director GustoMSC

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In October 2013, Brazils National Petroleum Agency (ANP) plans

to offer production contracts for 40 billion barrels of oil in place

- the first auction of production rights for oil in the Brazilian pre-

salt fields in the Santos Basin. Anything near 40 billion barrels

could supply the entire United States with oil for many many

years.

Every two yearsThe Brazilian government plans to hold similar auctions every

two years for pre-salt oil recovery and offer concessions in

current production areas and areas outside the Pre-Salt region.

It is certain that these new bid rounds will increase demand for

drilling rigs, production platforms and construction vessels, key

components of GustoMSC technologies and designs portfolio.

Illustrative of the rapid pace is the influx of orders from

Petrobras. April 2013 saw the company sign a contract for 23

support vessels. It approached the market again in July for an

additional 24.

These purchases were part of the Third Fleet Renewal Plan for

offshore support vessels, which should fulfill the 2014 contracting

target of 146, all to be built in Brazil.

Local content and foreign expertiseThe vessels that were ordered this Spring, will be built in

Brazilian shipyards and for this, the government is supporting

the involvement of local investors. Local content is now part of

national legislation. The government stipulates that within a few

years at least 60 percent of vessels and infrastructure will be

Made in Brazil.

The scale and pace of progress means some foreign expertise and

technology will be essential. Foreign companies can opt for private

partnership or a Brazilian subsidiary to meet tender criteria. To

facilitate this tendering processes and regulatory frameworks

have been streamlined. Several leading financial institutions have,

in addition, simplified their lending processes specifically to help

overseas investors.

The immense oil reserves recently discovered off the coast of Brazil are bringing huge investments

into the countrys offshore oil industry. Exploration and production are demanding construction of

dozens of deepwater drilling rigs and production platforms. Knowledge and technological advances

from companies with a rich shipbuilding history will be indispensable for successful development.

Exciting prospects for engineering and design companies such as GustoMSC.

Bahare Boewrsema en Fernando Frimm

Full speed ahead

for Brazil 's offshore industry

5GustoMSC | InSide 20

Major reform agendaThe challenges facing Brazil are clearly

proportionate to the countrys newly discovered

oil reserves. Petrobras is seeking to implement

a major reform agenda as part of its strategic

plan, which involves investments of US$ 230

billion through 2016. As one of the auction

conditions, Petrobras, the countrys state-run oil

company, will serve as project leader and receive

a minimum 30 percent stake in all new projects.

At the 20th World Petroleum Congress,

Guillherme Estrella, Petrobras Head of

Exploration and Production, explained that the

location and geological formations involved will

demand special technological and logistical

approaches.

Water injection experiments have been

conducted in the Lula field. Drill and production

equipment will need to be resistant to corrosion,

low temperatures, extreme pressures and

shifting salt masses. It will not be easy.

Million a dayIn spite of these significant technological

and economical challenges, seven years after

discovery this new offshore frontier already has

significant production. In 2013, fields operated

by Petrobras and its partners in pre-salt areas

were at 300,000 barrels per day. By 2017

Petrobras expects to be recovering over

1 million a day.

Pre-salt oil fieldsIn 2006, Brazils national oil company Petroleo

Brasileiro (Petrobras) discovered the first major

oil reserve in a deep sub-salt reservoir. The Lula

field (until 2010 known as Tupi), is estimated to

hold 5 to 8 billion barrels of oil equivalent (BOE).

The pre-salt frontier is one of the most prolific

offshore oil provinces in the world. Brazilian

National Petroleum Agency (ANP) estimates

pre-salt reserves about 50 billion BOE. Other

specialists believe that these estimates are too

conservative, indicating possible reserves of the

order of 120 billion BOE.


The Pre-Salt layer is a good heat conductor, resulting in lower temperatures than expected in the reservoirs. Combined with high pressure it raises a new set of technological challenges.


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SANTA CATARINADETROIT BrasilEstaleiro ITAJAEstaleiro NAVSHIPKEPPEL Singmarine Brasil

RIO GRANDE DO SULEBR Estaleiros BrasilRG EstaleirosQUIPWILSON, SONS

AMAZONASEstaleiro BIBI

PAREstaleiro RIO MAGUARI

CEAREstaleiro INACE

PERNAMBUCOEstaleiro ATLNTICO SULEstaleiro PROMAR

ALAGOASEISA Alagoas

BAHIAEEP Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguau (ODEBRECHT / OAS / UTC)

ESPRITO SAN TOEstaleiro Jurong Aracruz

Brazils entire pre-salt reservoir is 800 km long and 200 km wide.

Current exploration and production efforts are being mainly

applied in the Santos Basin Pre-Salt Cluster (SBPSC).

Production currently involves the following platforms:

Santos Basin;

Lula field: FPSO Cidade de Angra dos Reis and

FPSO Cidade de Paraty

Sapinhoa field: FPSO Cidade de So Paulo

Sapinhoa Norte field: FPSO Cidade de So Vicente

Campos Basin;

Baleia Azul field: FPSO Cidade de Anchieta

(4) Units previously operating in post-salt: tbn1, tbn2, tbn3, tbn4

Between 2014 and 2016 another 11 production units will be

installed, ten in the Santos Basin and one in the Campos Basin.

These units will allow production to reach about 1 million barrels

per day.

Oil recovery is expensive and complex as oil is located far from the

coast at extreme depths, and under a heterogeneous and uneven

offshore salt layer. The oil soaked pre-salt rock layer is 5,000 to

6,000 meters below sea level, under a salt layer - which can be up

to 2,000 meters thick - and a post-salt rock layer. The water has

a depth of 1,900 to 2,400 meters. The fields are typically 300 to

350 kilometers from the coast.

Full speed ahead



Brazilian Shipbuilding and Offshore Construction IndustryBrazil currently has 47 shipyards, with 11 new yards under

development (as of June 2012). The Brazilian shipbuilding

industry directly employs 59,000 people. The country has 33

offshore deep-water drilling platforms, with 18 new platforms

under construction.

Presently, there are four areas that concentrate shipbuilding

activities for the offshore industry in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro has

11 shipyards; Rio Grande do Sul has two shipyards in operation

and one under construction and other fabrication yards for

production modules; Santa Catarina has five shipyards specialized

in the construction of offshore supply vessels; and Pernambuco

one shipyard with three more planned. Two more areas are under

development with shipyards under construction. In the Bahia

state, the Paraguau shipyard and in Espirito Santo state, the

Jurong shipyard.

According to SINAVAL, the organization that represents shipyards

and repair yards, in the first quarter of 2013 there were 373

vessels and platforms ordered or being built in Brazil. These

orders included 73 supply vessels, 17 tug boats, 66 oil tankers,

13 floating production platforms, 16 production topsides and 28

deepwater drilling rigs. An impressive program. Overall projections

indicate that in 2020 the total contracts awarded to offshore

related shipbuilding activities in Brazil will amount to US$ 100

billion, resulting in a yearly output of the order of US$ 15 billion

for the coming years.

Through 2020 Petrobras plans to invest in 50 new production

platforms, 50 drilling rigs, 500 offshore supply vessels and 130

oil tankers. Some 80 additional companies jointly exploit over

300 oil and gas concessions in Brazil, 78 of which offshore. This

will also impact demand for drilling rigs, production platforms,

supply vessels, wellhead and sub-sea production equipment.

Among these companies are international oil majors such as BG,

BP, Maersk, Panoro Energy, Petrosynergy, Repsol-Sinopec, Shell,

Sinochem, Sonangol, Statoil, Total and also Brazilian companies

such as OGX, Barra Energia and Queiroz Galvo E&P.

GustoMSC in Brazil As part of the initiative to equip Brazilian companies with latest

generation rigs, Petrobras created a program to charter 40 rigs

to Brazilian drilling contractors. The initial 12 rigs were built in

international shipyards, and of these, five were GustoMSC latest

generation deepwater semi-submersibles: the Lone Star and

Norbe VI of TDS2000 design, the Delba III of TDS2500 design

and the Alpha Star and Gold Star of the DSS38 design.

The remaining 28 rigs were chartered by Petrobras to Sete Brasil

to be built at Brazilian shipyards. Of these 15 are GustoMSC

designs being built at three Brazilian shipyards. In the state of

Bahia, Paraguau Shipyard is building six Qdrill drillships. In the

state of Rio Grande do Sul, the Rio Grande Shipyard is building

three Qdrill drillships and in the state of Rio de Janeiro, BrasFels

shipyard is building six semi-submersibles of the DSS38E design.

Over coming years GustoMSCs designs will be well visible in

Brazils offshore world.

The Brazilian Pre-Salt area. Source: Offshore Support Journal

Rio Grande do Sul: one shipyard in operation and one under construction.


Partnershipsthat produce results

The challenge to build these drilling units in Brazil is even more

pronounced due to the fact that the countrys shipbuilding

industry had been dormant for more than 20 years. Now it is

undergoing a re-birth with the creation of new modern shipyards

facing the tough mission to fulfill the huge local content demand

for offshore platforms ordered by Petrobras and other oil

companies operating in Brazil.

In this scenario, where errors and delays can have significant

consequences, a partnership with an experienced designer with

knowhow and track record can be of importance. For this reason,

Brazilian shipyards see an ideal partner in GustoMSC to provide

the basic design for several of the deepwater drilling rigs ordered

by Sete Brasil. The choice of GustoMSC basic designs is providing

the Brazilian shipyards with the confidence that the units would

perform as required, that the overall project could be executed

as originally planned and, more importantly, without undesirable

surprises.

Because of GustoMSCs knowhow, the basic design of the Qdrill

drillship being built at the Rio Grande (Group Engevix/Ecovix)

and Enseada do Paraguau (EEP) shipyards - two of GustoMSC

main clients in Brazil - was fully vetted by Petrobras and promptly

accepted by Sete Brasil, allowing the shipyards to rapidly start the

detail engineering and construction planning of the drillships,

which will sink offshore wells in the Brazilian pre-salt oil province.

"GustoMSCs knowhow and experience was of paramount

importance for us to have our Basic Design accepted by our

client", says Francisco Dezen, the Drillship Project Director at

EEP. "GustoMSC has worked alongside our team during the

whole process of transferring the basic 3D models to our detail

engineering teams, all the way through seeking and obtaining the

classification society approvals."

Mr. Dezen also points out the robustness of GustoMSCs design

provided EEP with more than usual flexibility to choose equipment

suppliers, which allowed construction to start ahead of schedule.

"Another factor was that the Qdrill is a compact design demanding

less steel to be processed, which positively impacts construction

methods, overall construction schedule and costs," said Dezen.

The Engineering Coordinator at Ecovix, Cassiano Marins de Souza,

emphasizes that the partnership with GustoMSC translated into a

high level of confidence for the company during project execution.

"GustoMSC has offered great technical support and guaranteed

a reliable basic design; its experience and track record, especially

with drillship designs, has been crucial", said Mr. Souza.

"One of the main reasons that allowed us to advance quickly was

the quality of GustoMSCs basic design work", he emphasizes.

Fernando Frimm

Located in Maragogipe, Bahia State, the EEP shipyard already has 30% of its construction work concluded

The construction of ultra deepwater drilling rigs is difficult

for any shipyard. These are complex units, with sophisticated

machinery and equipment, which have to fulfill demanding

requirements and regulations. By the same token, their

design takes into consideration many aspects not shared by

conventional vessels.


Local ContentAccording to Cassiano Souza, GustoMSCs basic design allowed the

company to consider different manufacturers for the several main

systems onboard. "We had no difficulty to find equipment suppliers in

Brazil for many of the rigs components and systems, such as electrical

panels, motors, drivers, inverters, etc.", he adds.

Francisco Dezen also mentioned the electrical systems as one of the

areas where his company successfully managed to find local Brazilian

equipment providers. "Another example is the accommodation block

that will be manufactured entirely in Brazil", adds the EEP director.

Brazilian shipyards working in partnership with GustoMSC

Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguau - EEP

Based in Magarogipe, Bahia State, EEP's main activities will be related

to the construction and integration of offshore platforms, such as

floating production units, drilling rigs and specialized offshore vessels.

EEP is a new company with Odebrecht, UTC, OAS and Kawasaki Heavy

Industries as main shareholders. The shipyard is under construction

and will start operations mid-2014. When fully operational, it will have

the capacity to process 36,000 tons of steel per year. Total investment

is of the order of R$ 2.6 Billion.

The EEP shipyard will build six GustoMSC designed drillships: Ondina,

Pituba, Boipeba, Interlagos, Itapema and Comandatuba; capable of

drilling in water depths of 3,000 meters. These units will be delivered

by 2020. Total contract price is around R$ 4.8 Billion.

Ecovix

Ecovix was created in March 2010 as a subsidiary of Engevix Engenha-

ria S/A to construct eight FPSO hulls for Petrobras. To undertake this

contract and indeed other future orders the company acquired a new

shipyard recently built at the Rio Grande Port complex, in the state of

Rio Grande do Sul. In 2011, Ecovix closed an R$ 2.3 billion contract for

the construction of three GustoMSC Qdrill drillships: Cassino,

Curumim and Salinas.

BrasFELSBrasFELS is the Brazilian subsidiary of Keppel FELS Singapore, which is

a traditional builder of offshore platforms and drilling rigs.

Keppel FELS has a long partnership with GustoMSC that foresees all

semi-submersible drill rigs built at the Singapore shipyard would be

either designed by GustoMSC or developed through a joint design

effort (which was the case of the DSS series starting with the DSS20

back in the mid-90s).

The design partnership with Keppel FELS was extended to the BrasFELS

shipyard and, consequent to the contract with Sete Brasil. GustoMSC

and Keppel FELS jointly developed the DSS38E, which is an enhanced

version of the DSS38 semi-submersible capable of drilling in water

depths of 3,000m. BrasFELS secured the contract with Sete Brasil to

build seven of these units for a contract budgeted at R$ 5.2 Billion.

Francisco Dezen, of EEP: partnership with GustoMSC was of paramount importance for Sete Brasils approval of the drillship project. Picture Marcus Almeida/Somafoto.

Cassiano de Souza, of Ecovix: GustoMSC design allowed flexibility to choose equipmentproviders for the main systems and equipment. Picture Marcus Almeida/Somafoto.

EEP Shipyard


The challenges for GustoMSC

In November 2012, SBM Offshore divested GustoMSC to

management and ING owned private equity firm Parcom Capital.

Will this privatization affect the company's direction?

No. The most important difference is that we can now keep to

the course that we had already set out - more easily and with

more focus. Our activities were no longer fitting SBM Offshores

business model.

So designing mobile units for exploration, construction and

production in the offshore industry will remain the core

business?

Absolutely. That, plus the delivery of associated equipment like

jacking systems. The replacement of the aging international

offshore fleet will likely be an important driver in the market in

coming years. A large portion of this fleet was built in the 1980s

and is nearing the end of its design life. There is still oil and gas to

be exploited offshore, and new reserves of fossil fuels continue to

be found under the sea bed. Renewable energy sources and shale

gas will undoubtedly become more important, but as it seems

now, they will not likely be able to cause a significant reduction in

demand for offshore oil and gas. That means good opportunities

for us for new-build units in growth markets such as Brazil.

Besides that we see the shift towards China for the construction

of mobile offshore units. The large construction capacity and

excellent financing conditions in China are among the drivers for

the recent construction peak in our market.

How has the economic crisis affected GustoMSC's activities?

Not at all, to be honest. Our market is global and determined

only to a limited degree by Europe. Currently the market for our

products is excellent. GustoMSC is undergoing unprecedented

growth. To give you an idea: since the 1950s, we have supplied the

design for some 250 mobile offshore units.

More than one fifth of these, approximately 60 units, are

presently contracted for construction. The foundation for our

current success was laid years ago when during times with low

activity the first standard designs were developed for, for example,

our successful series of CJ drilling jack-ups. Then we were

primarily an organization of dedicated and inventive consultants.

Now, in addition to that, we are also involved in production - both

of our designs and for the delivery of our associated equipment

and in supporting our customers operations. This requires a

different approach.

At the same time, we must not lose sight of the fact that, while

we are active with serving the market with designs and

equipment, we need to keep developing new products in order to

meet future demand. Next to the pressure of our flourishing daily

business, that is our greatest challenge.

What new demands does GustoMSC expect from the market?

"Recovering offshore oil and gas is becoming ever more difficult.

New fields are further offshore - in deeper water, in more extreme

weather conditions or in Arctic areas. This requires specially

designed and adapted equipment. Regulations are also changing,

and we need to allow for this. Our CJ80, for example, is the

answer to the demand for ever-larger drilling jack-ups that can

be deployed in waters of 175 m deep. This is a follow-up to the

success of our CJ70, which was prompted by the fact that, in

severe weather conditions, jack-ups can remain longer operational

than floating drilling units. In the area of drillships, we are

developing new classes of vessels to provide more autonomy and

to satisfy all future market and regulatory requirements. Drilling

in the Arctic calls for more than just equipment that functions

properly at extremely low temperatures. The polar regions are

ecologically vulnerable, so the units must also be completely safe

for the environment.

"Deeper water and colder water. That is where mobile offshore units designed by us will be

operating in the future. explains Nils van Nood, managing director of GustoMSC since 2012,

sketching the future of GustoMSC's place in the sector. "While we are currently enjoying the fruits

of our success, continuous development will always remain essential."

Bahare Boersema

Ever deeper, ever colder


How do you explain GustoMSC's growth?

"Not many companies can do what we do with the same level

of experience and expertise. Many shipyards have significant

construction capacity and capability, but they do not have the

necessary design experience, which is where our mutual interests

meet. Design of mobile offshore units calls for highly specific,

relatively scarce knowledge and experience. The basic design

costs a fraction of a units total construction cost so barriers to

license our designs are relatively low, especially when compared to

the risk mitigated by applying our proven solutions.

Many owners and operators demand a proven design from a

supplier with a reliable reputation - such as GustoMSC - in order

to safeguard their considerable investment. The fact that our

designs often provide higher capabilities than others is thus an

additional benefit

I have every confidence for the future; it will be exciting and

challenging for both us and our customers.

Ever deeper, ever colder

The current jack-up water depth record in the North Sea is with the West Elara (CJ70) of North Atlantic Drilling at Gullfaks at 135 m.


Qdrill and DSS38E fit the Brazilian market

The compact Qdrill design of GustoMSC enabled two yards to win

building contracts. Nine Qdrill units will be built to GustoMSCs

basic design. Three units by Engevix Construes Ocenicas

(Ecovix) in the Rio Grande 2 shipyard in the South of Brazil, and

six at Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguau (EEP) in the state of Bahia.

The ships will be operated by the Brazil based drilling contractors

Etesco and Odebrecht Oil and Gas (OOG).

Brazilian requirementsThe Qdrill design was seamlessly tailored to the technical and

functional requirements of the Petrobras pre-salt development

program in order to enable the yards to offer a competitive bid in

the tender.

CompactThe Qdrill may be a compact design, but it maintains flexibility

by adding smart and robust solutions to maximize usable deck

areas, with fixed decks that can be used at all times. The vessels

prime space is dedicated to drilling, and all layout considerations

have the drilling function of the unit as the main priority. The

accommodation is separated from the main sources of noise and

vibration such as the engine room and mud pump room. Also the

layout is in such a manner that the rig floor and derrick are kept

free from smoke and soot particles.

As an option the design supports application of the GustoMSC

patented thruster retrieval system at all thruster locations.

This enables higher transit speeds and more economical transits.

The system also allows for in-situ maintenance up to full thruster

replacement without the need to go into drydock.

Integrated like her predecessorsThe Qdrill builds on a long tradition of integrated design; hull

and equipment are highly efficiently integrated. It is yet the most

compact drillship design of GustoMSC.

Early to mid 2000 GustoMSC developed a new generation drillship

which, resulted in the P10,000 NG design. To this date 16 units of

this type are contracted. The P10,000 equals the same generation

competitive design in drilling capacities, but using a smaller

rig to achieve the same performance. Capital expenditures and

operational can thus be reduced.

For the PRD12,000 vessel size, associated costs and fuel

consumption have been further reduced by utilizing modern

and lighter drilling techniques. Replacing the Subsea BOP with a

Surface BOP, for instance, has reduced the drilling loads and tank

capacities required on the vessel.

Qdrill main characteristics

Two different Brazilian yards are building vessels to a design by GustoMSC. The compact Qdrill they are building fits therequirements of the Brazilian oil companies.

Design

Length Breadth Depth Draft

Displacement Water depth

Drilling depth VDL

Power

Thrusters

DSS38E

198.0 m

34.0 m

17.5 m

10 m

57,000 t

3,000 m

10,000 m Approx. 17,000 t

44 MW

6x 4.5 MW

Sjoerd Hendriks en Robbert Kant

GustoMSC Qdrill drillship for 3,000 meters water depth being built by EEP.


When completed, the rigs will be chartered to Petrobras for 15 years

for drilling activities in the pre-salt areas located offshore the

south-east coast of Brazil. Three rigs will be operated by Queiroz

Galvo leo e Gs, two by Petroserv and one by Odebrecht leo e Gs.

The rigs are scheduled for delivery from 2015 to 2019.

The DSS38E drilling semi-submersible design is a new addition to the

successful DSSTM series, all of which have been jointly developed and

owned by Keppels Deepwater Technology Group and GustoMSC. The

DSS38E design was based on experience gained from earlier units of

the DSSTM series of design such as the DSS20 (Maersk Explorer),

DSS21 (Maersk D-rigs), DSS51 (Transocean Development Driller 3)

and the DSS38 (QGOG Gold Star and Alpha Star).

The DSS38E design is tailor made to comply with the latest stringent

requirements of Petrobras, and developed as an enhanced version of

the successful DSS38 design, two of which have been in operation

offshore Brazil for some years.

The DSS38E design is innovative and cost-effective, rated to drill to

depths of 10,000 metres below the rotary table in waters of up to

3,000 meters depth. Its operational displacement is approximately

45,000 tonnes. Each rig will have accommodation facilities to house a

crew of up to 160 men. The vessel is designed to stay in position with

the aid of eight Azimuthing thrusters and the configurations comply

with the American Bureau of Shippings Dynamic Positioned System

(DPS-3) requirements.

DSS38E main characteristics

Design

Displacement

Water depth

Drilling depth

Accommodation

Dynamic positioning

Thrusters

DSS38E

45,000 t

3,000 m

10,000 m

160 POB

DPS-3

8

Keppel Offshore & Marine is currently building six semi-submersible drilling rigs of the DSS38E design for Sete Brasil.


CAN DO 20Kpsi drillship GustoMSC and Keppel Offshore & Marine join forces again

Since 1984 the two companies have a trusted partnership on

design development of offshore rig designs. The collaboration

between them is built upon the successful DSS series of semi-

submersibles, that have been developed by Keppel Offshore

& Marine (KOM) subsidiary Deepwater Technology Group and

GustoMSC. This partnership recently developed the DSS38E

design on which Keppel has successfully secured contracts for

building of six semi-submersibles for Petrobras which will be

delivered from 2015 through 2019. In 2009 and based on the

DSS joint development, the DrillDeep DS12,000 drillship series

was developed, engineered and model tested. It will be available in

single and double derrick configurations. The partnership between

Keppel and GustoMSC has resulted in superior quality of product

for customers as there is a seamless working relationship based on

alignment of core values of the two companies.

The CAN DO 20Kpsi drillship is based on the same principles as

the rigs in the long track record of GustoMSC in mobile offshore

units designs, and in particular drillships of which to date 43

units have been or are being built to GustoMSC design, varying

from the Pelican class to the P10,000. As a result the ships layout

is dedicated to the drilling operations from keel up, without

compromises. The design was jointly developed and customized by

GustoMSC and KOMTech R&D arm of Keppel Offshore & Marine to

meet the requirements of Oil Companies and Drilling Contractors

after obtaining their feedback on the requirements that fulfill

the demands of exploration, development and completion drilling

functions of a modern day drillship that will continue to serve the

needs of the Industry in years to come.

The CAN DO 20Kpsi main step is taken in the well control systems,

the ship is ready to receive two 20,000 psi well control systems and

is able to store two full stack 8 Ram 20k BOPs. To be able to perform

the operations efficiently the rigs loading capability is over 36,000 t,

and the ballast capability and system is able to keep

the vessel at an even draft at all times in the operation cycle.

The functional, usable deck area has been maximized in order to

maintain flexibility in operations coupled with excellent coverage of

these areas. Flexibility is underlined by riser hold capacity well in

excess of 12,000, exceeding current market performance.

The vessel offers a fast mobilization time with a high transit speed,

outperforming the current fleet. To save time on site the design

is ready for thruster retrieval systems to be able to do onsite

maintenance to avoid dry docking. This system will also allow crew

to retract thrusters in sailing conditions, increasing speed and

reducing fuel costs. The power plant arrangement is designed in

full accordance with the latest environmental regulations, including

the application of SCR systems. The system layout is in accordance

with DP3 regulations, meeting and exceeding the safety standards

stipulated by regulatory bodies, classification societies and oil

companies. The funnel arrangement is split to create an open work

deck aft of the moon pool.

Keppel Offshore and Marine Technology Centre (KOMtech) and GustoMSC present a new joint

development design product: the CAN DO 20Kpsi drillship. This new generation drillship targets new

market requirements for 20k well control systems, dual BOP storage, high loading capability and

enhanced functional deck space on an efficient and safe platform.

KOMtech & GustoMSC


The 20k wells dictate the required drilling capabilities of the unit. The

casing required will be heavy driving up the hook load, setback

capacity and associated equipment. To cater for increased water depth

capability the structures have been designed to receive heavier riser

tensioners which are well integrated in the design. Mud pumps, mud

pits, two ROVs, cementing unit etc. are integrated in the mud module

which is placed above the main deck, creating a compact drilling plant

with short distances and associated communication lines. On top of

the mud module a flexible deck for third party activities has been

created, and directly below the deck the high capacity sack store is

located with direct access from the aft through a landing platform.

The vessel is designed to create a comfortable and pleasant living

environment for its 220 personnel on board that enhances the level of

functionality with clearly demarcated areas for living spaces,

recreational areas, public spaces and office spaces including third

party offices. Direct access from Office areas with clear view of

ongoing operations to the Working areas can be achieved through an

access deck located at drillfloor level.

The design has been fully model tested at MARIN in January this year

and class approval for basic design has been obtained. Detail

Engineering is almost complete and a full 3-D model for construction

purposes has been created.

The CAN DO 20Kpsi is another example of the two experienced

companies offering a reliable, advanced and cost effective work horse

for the offshore drilling industry.


Home Sweet Home Remco van der List and Gerrit Jan Schepman

With offshore oil and gas projects rapidly moving into deeper

waters, the need for top quality accommodation aboard semi-

submersible rigs is becoming increasingly important.

The investments pay off in many ways, such as sidestepping hefty

expenses associated with flying technicians and crew members

out. For offshore accommodation, the intention is basically to

offer high quality hotel functions at the highest safety standards

to rig crews. Current offshore accommodation across the existing

fleet consists either of newbuilds or converted units, but most are

old, sometimes exceeding 30 years of age and are no longer in

line with todays rules and regulations.

With contractors expanding their fleets to respond to new

production targets, they have started looking hard at their

accommodation units. After all, the success of a rig is to a great

extent a function of the well being of the crew.

The more comfortable the crew, the better a rig performs.

This is particularly the case in Brazil, whose government has

urged state-owned oil major Petrobras to double its sales volume,

specifying a target of 7 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe)

per day by 2020. This upsurge in commercial expansionism is

mirrored, albeit a tad less aggressively, by developments on the

Norwegian Continental Shelf, particularly since the discovery - in

Q4 2011 - of the Johan Sverdrup field, covering 180km2.

The Norwegian government has recently decided to maintain its

position as an important oil and gas supplier and consequently

the existing fields will be further developed using improved oil

recovery [IOR] methods - such as injecting high quantities of

CO2 into oil-producing sources to extract the maximum amount

possible, including hidden and hard-to-access reserves.

This all means ever heavier demands being made on the operating

crews. Thus the attention on accommodation.

GustoMSC is aiming to meet rising offshore industry demands for modernized operating team accommodation, as oil and gas projects become more complex and move into deeper waters and harsher environments. New concepts are offering massive savings. And comfortable and appealing staff accommodation means efficient working crews. Its amazing what you can do to make guys happy.

Floatel Superior


The 'Floating hotel' concept All of the above is raising demand for decent accommodation,

complete with HVAC and facilities to accommodate and satisfy

the needs of hundreds of workers at a time for extended periods.

In response, GustoMSC has been researching various new

accommodation unit designs. The first newbuilds entering the

scene date in 2005.

During that year, GustoMSC and Keppel Offshore m arine

collaborated to develop the accommodation semi-submersible

unit, the GustoMSC DSS20-NS-DP3, which was specifically

developed to handle North Sea conditions. This concept was built

in 2009 by Keppel for operator Floatel International. Delivered in

2011 the unit was named Floatel Superior.

The DSS2O-NS-DP3 type features a 63.5m x 64.5m deck area,

has a draught of 18m and a displacement of 29,000 tonnes,

with space to accommodate 440. The accommodation unit also

features storage decks and spaces, deck cranes, a telescopic

access bridge for safe and easy transfer of both workers and

supplies between the unit and other offshore structures and a

DP3 dynamic positioning system. All layouts meet the stringent

NORSOK requirements. The Floatel Superior was one of the first

newbuild accommodation units but the market is changing fast. In

2012 Floatel ordered a sister vessel for delivery in 2015.

In addition to these units, GustoMSC has developed the

OCEAN500-DP3 accommodation semi-submersible unit. The

OCEAN500-DP3 offers a deck area of 66m x 67m, 20m draught,

displacement of 33,000 tonnes and capacity to accommodate 750.

In 2012 the first unit was ordered by Cotemar for construction

at Chinas COSCO group; this was followed by a sister vessel for

delivery in 2014.

Jack-up hotel Similar to the floating accommodation units, many jack-up

accommodation units are based on a second life for drilling jack-

ups. Typical jack-up accommodation units can be subdivided into

two groups; units for worldwide operation in depths to 375-400

ft and units for the harsh environments of such as the Norwegian

Continental Shelf.

The major advantages of jack-up units are the improved

operability and significantly competitive operating costs. Where

floating units are dependent on environmental conditions, leading

to a limited 10-15% uptime in North Sea winters, elevated jack-

ups offer 100% uptime. Together with CBI-MMEER, GustoMSC

has developed the accommodation jack-up AJ46-360-C, based

on the proven concept of the CJ series. The AJ46-360-C has

been designed to operate in 375 ft water depth. The unit can

accommodate up to 360 POB in modern accommodation blocks,

with an extension to 450. To reduce the rigs footprint, the unit

is equipped with a cantilever with 55ft reach. A 200 ton pedestal

crane is mounted at the far end to serve the fixed platforms. The

first unit was ordered early 2013 and the second in mid-2013;

both are under construction at Dalian Shipbuilding and Offshore

Construction for delivery in 2014 and 2015 respectively.

For the North Sea and Norwegian Continental Shelf the

accommodation jack-up can represent direct competition to

floaters. As seen in the drilling market, the large jack-up drilling

units, such as the CJ70-X150-B, are conquering water depths

to 150 m as the most efficient drilling units. It will not take long

before the same trend is seen in the accommodation market,

especially in new development areas as new fields are brought

into service.

At this moment GustoMSC is developing the AJ62-X135-450,

capable of operating in 135 m water depth on the Norwegian

Continental Shelf with 450 POB, all accommodated in high level

single person cabins. A trade-off for accommodation jack-ups

is the possibility to act as a platform for plug and abandon and

decommissioning of the many old fixed platforms in the North Sea.

With its imaginative and responsive semi-submersible and jack-up

accommodation designs, GustoMSC is paving the way for true at-

sea Home Sweet Homes: high quality five star hotel concepts for

the offshore industry, incorporating the highest safety standards,

and keeping crews happy and effective.

AJ46-360-C

Offshore Wind is currently one of the fastest growing industries

in Europe and one of the most fascinating in the renewable green

energy sector. In the first six months of this year, 277 offshore

wind turbines - with the total capacity of over 1 GW - were grid

connected. Currently 18 wind farms are under construction, and

once completed these will have a total capacity of 5.1 GW.

According to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA),

a total of 40 GW offshore wind capacity (about 10,000 wind

turbines) is expected to be installed by 2020. This will equal 4.2%

of EU electricity consumption. A total of 150GW is expected to be

installed by 2030 (about 13.7 GW annual installations in 2030),

supplying nearly 14% of European electricity consumption.

The figures below show the annual offshore wind power installa-

tions.

Big toys for big boysThe offshore wind industry is still relatively new.

In an effort to balance costs and revenue and raise

energy output wind turbines will increasingly be sited even

further offshore. Generally speaking the costs of offshore

wind generation must drop by 40% to compete with

traditional generation methods. Cost reductions can be

realized by increasing turbine output and this will be the

main focus, along with improving the transport and instal-

lation efficiency of the installation vessels and overall

logistics. The main challenges are the installation and

assembly of components (not as heavy compared to Oil &

Gas, but far more delicate) at great heights (100 to 120

m), in greater water depths (>30 m) and the sheer repeti-

tive nature of the work. This is creating logistics challeng-

es and is requiring a flexible, stable platform from which to

work. Big toys for big boys!

The number of new generation installation Jack-up ves-

sels ordered in 2010 was enormous. Some have already

entered service. To date, sixteen new installation Jack-ups

have been put to work in this market, some more success-

fully than others. The majority are self-propelled Jack-ups,

and this shows that other experimental concepts may

not have passed the pudding test, or there was a lack of

confidence in the artists impressions. Analysts suggest

that the trend for Wind Turbine Installation (WTI) Jack-up

Vessels in Europe indicates that more than ten installation

Jack-ups are still required.

So how is the pudding being eaten? Upon arrival in Europe,

sailing here on keel, A2SEAs SEA INSTALLER installed the

two Siemens 6MW test turbines successfully and on time

at DONG Energys Gunfleet Sands 3 demonstration site.

This was the first installation for the new vessel (Gus-

toMSC NG-9000C design) and it is the first time ever that

Siemens 6MW turbines are being installed offshore.

The proof of thepudding is in the eating


The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations tells us this

proverb dates back to the 14th century with the word

proof here meaning to test. The proverb applies

across many sectors of human activity including the

way in which a new generation of Jack-up vessel

designs entering the market is responding to user

needs. A modest success story.

Thomas Lerchenmuller and Jan Mark Meeuwisse

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The vessel then installed 3.6MW turbines at Anholt and at

the time of writing this article the SEA INSTALLER had just

finished installing 30 foundations at the West of Duddon

Sands Offshore Wind Farm, also in record time. So the

proof has been successful, and this is one of the reasons

that the SEA INSTALLER won the Offshore Renewables

Award. This recognition from the Offshore Support

Journal goes to a company, project or product that has

made a significant contribution to the development of the

offshore renewables market.

Further proof? Having started work in September 2012, the Seajacks

Zaratan installed the last of 80 mono-piles in April this

year. This NG-5500C carried out installation at the

Meerwind Offshore Park at a rapid pace, installing three

monopiles in just under a day and a half.

In relatively short succession, Fred. Olsen Windcar-

rier took delivery of the Brave Tern and Bold Tern, both

GustoMSC NG-9000C designs. The first job for the Brave

Tern was installing met-masts at Dogger Bank and wind

turbines on the BARD Offshore 1. The Bold Terns first job

was installing turbines at the German Riffgat Windfarm,

loading up to eight complete Siemens 3.6 MW turbine sets

per trip.

The record installation times achieved by these new WTI-

Jack-up vessels is clear evidence that the new generation

GustoMSC designs are contributing to the reduction of

installation costs for Offshore Wind Farms. Besides the

well-balanced design, the overall CAPEX of the NG-9000C

series shows that size is not the only consideration; using

the right tool for the right job is just as important.

Other recent deliveries include the JB-118, a SEA-3250

design for Jack-Up Barge BV, and BAM / Clough Australia

have taken delivery from COSCO Shipyards of the IB-914,

a new SEA-1250 design.

A2SEA has ordered a second NG-9000C, called the SEA

CHALLENGER. Seajacks has ordered the worlds largest

and most advanced offshore wind farm installation vessel

called the Seajacks Scylla, a GustoMSC NG-14000X design.

In July 2012, Seajacks ordered the Seajacks Hydra. This

will be Seajacks third NG-2500X design. NPCC, a company

providing services to the Oil & Gas industry in the Persian

Gulf, ordered its second NG-2500X design. The GMS En-

terprise was announced in July 2013, the third NG-2500X

unit for GMS. This marks the eighth NG-2500X to be built,

making this design one of the most successful GustoMSC

self-propelled Jack-up designs.

Still more Jack-ups requiredWith thousands of turbines installed in a short time frame,

good operations and maintenance (O&M) strategies need

to be in place. In 2010, REpower took the lead, introducing

their ROSS concept (Repower Offshore Service Strategy)

with three self-operating units. Based on an NG-5300

Jack-up vessel (like a mother ship), a platform supply

vessel and a crewboat, this provides a 24/7 Hub. In the

meantime, GustoMSC has been working on even more

concepts and many of which will be on show at the EWEA

Offshore 2013 exhibition in Frankfurt.


GustoMSC Jack-ups operational in the Offshore Wind industry in Europe. Source: Marine Traffic (October 2013)


Deep water wind turbines will be key to unlocking the massive

energy potential in Europe's offshore deep water where winds

blow hard and often, and bottom based structures are not

economically feasible. Worldwide, various demonstrator projects

with full scale offshore floating wind turbines are in operation or

under development. Currently Japan, Norway, Portugal and the US

state of Maine are home to such facilities. It is an area in which

GustoMSC designs will be playing a significant role in the future.

Stable without ballast system and crane vesselsThe GustoMSC Tri-Floater is a three-column semi-submersible

(see photos) with an offshore wind turbine column at the

centre. The semi-sub structure can be tailored to fit any desired

turbine and optimized for local environmental conditions. The

design ensures the dynamic stability of the wind turbine. The

semi-submersible hull design is such that the natural periods of

motions are outside the range of the wave periods which means

gentle motions and only mild accelerations.

The Tri-Floater can be moored using a catenary mooring system

consisting of a chain or steel wire. The mooring system is

connected to the Tri-Floater high up the columns to minimize the

overturning moment induced by the wind load and effectively

reduce the mean inclination of the floater due to wind. This allows

for a design without an active ballast system for roll and pitch

compensation.

Fons Huijs

Artists impression of the GustoMSC Tri-Floater equipped with a 5MW wind turbine

GustoMSC Tri-Floater design verified in wave basin

Floating offshore wind turbines could well open up deep water areas for offshore wind power

generation. GustoMSC has designed a semi-submersible wind turbine support structure:

the Tri-Floater with a design that has recently been further optimized and verified with advanced

simulations and model tests. They confirm some impressive claims.


Suitable for dry dockUnlike a tension leg platform (TLP), the semi-submersible does not

rely solely on its mooring system for stability. The Tri-Floater

equipped with the wind turbine is stable and can be towed to

location on its own keel using tugs, where it is hooked up to a

pre-laid mooring system. This installation procedure eliminates the

need for expensive offshore crane vessels. Although the unit will be

designed for low maintenance, the unit can be towed to an inshore

location for inspection, repair or maintenance. When the Tri-Float-

er is de-ballasted, the draft is such that it can enter most ports or

dry docks; a major advantage against deep-draft spar type floating

wind turbines.

World's first model testing including control systemIn March 2013, an innovative model test campaign was performed

for the GustoMSC Tri-Floater equipped with a 5 MW wind turbine

at the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) test

facility in Wageningen. These tests were the worlds first where the

wind loads and blade pitch control system were tested with a fully

operational scale model of wind turbine and floater. As the motions

of floating wind turbines are driven by the combined influence of

wind and waves, every effort was made to include both loads in a

correct manner. When performing model tests with a floating wind

turbine in a wave basin, the Reynolds number in the model test is

significantly lower than at full scale. This affects the drag and lift

coefficients of the wind turbine blades. The thrust achieved on the

model scale turbine is typically reduced to only a fraction of the

Froude scaled thrust, while the thrust has a strong influence on

the motions of the floating wind turbine. It was therefore consid-

ered essential to match the Froude scaled thrust as closely as

possible in the model tests. MARIN achieved this by applying a

different blade profile on the model scale turbine, which delivered

the required thrust at the low Reynolds number.

Control strategy criticalPrior to the model tests, simulations were performed with the

Ansys AQWA hydrodynamic software coupled to the aero-servo-

elastic software Phatas. Different turbine control systems were

used in the simulations. This variation demonstrated clearly that

the control strategy can have a strong influence on the motion

response of the floating wind turbine. For the Tri-Floater, the

Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) developed a

dedicated controller, which reduces the floater motions at the

natural frequency of roll and pitch while keeping the power output

constant at its maximum level.

Because of the relevance of the control system, MARIN construct-

ed a model scale wind turbine, including an active blade pitch

mechanism, which was coupled to the ECN control algorithm during

the model tests. This enabled GustoMSC to assess the performance

of the Tri-Floater including its control system which had never

previously been included in the testing of floating wind turbines.

Tri-Floater withstands wind and wavesPreliminary results from the model tests showed that the Tri-Float-

er design performs well under the combined influence of signifi-

cant wind and waves. In all tests, the inclination of the Tri-Floater

was less than 10 degrees and the nacelle accelerations were below

3 m/s2. An initial comparison with the calculations and simulations

performed by GustoMSC showed a good match with the model

tests results. In-depth comparisons are ongoing and are expected

to result in further validation and improvement of the calculation

and simulation tools.

GustoMSC has been working hard in this area for several years. Its

efforts are now beginning to bear fruit, to the benefit of electricity

users, green or otherwise, across the windy world.

The GustoMSC Tri-Floater advantages - Proven semi-submersible technology

- Gentle motions and accelerations

- No need for active ballast system

- Slender and robust structure

- Assembly in port

- Installation with tugs, no crane vessels needed

The 1:50 scale model of the GustoMSC Tri-Floater tested in gusted wind and irregular waves by MARIN

The GustoMSC Tri-Floater simulated in heavy wind and wave conditions

5MW Tri-Floater concept design NREL 5 MW Reference Wind Turbine

Rated power

Rotor diameter

Hub height above SWL

5.0 MW

126 m

90 m

Radius to column centre Column diameter

Draft

Air gap to deck structure

Displacement

36.0 m

8.0 m

13.2 m

12.0 m

3,630 t

Tri-Floater main dimensions

GustoMSC has been selected by a significant number of reputable contractors

worldwide. The long standing presence in the market for offshore units has boosted

the number of newbuild GustoMSC-designed units and associated equipment.


Recent projects and deliveries

GustoMSC Offices in the Netherlands

Sea Installer 2, for A2Sea GustoMSC design: NG-9000CBuilder: COSCO Nantong

Delivery: 2014

9 Qdrill drillships, for SeteBuilder: EEP & Engevix

Delivery: 2016 - 2019

6 DSS38E, for SeteBuilder: Brafels

Delivery: 2015 - 2019Operating since 2011

Deepsea Metro II, for Metrostar/OdfjellGustoMSC design: P10,000Builder: HHI

Operating since 2009

Gold Star & Alpha StarGustoMSC design: DSS38Builder: Keppel FELS

BRAZIL

Sea Installer

JB-118

Bold Tern

Brave Tern

NORTH SEA

In operation

Seajacks Zaratan Seafox 7

West Elara Maersk Innovator

Maersk Resolute Maersk Gallant

courtesy A2S

EA A/S

NORTH SEA

Floatel Endurance, for FloatelGustoMSC design: DSS2O-DP3-NSBuilder: KeppelFELS

Delivery: 2014

West Linus, for SeadrillGustoMSC design: CJ70Builder: Jurong

Delivery: 2013


E-drill-3, for Energy DrillingGustoMSC design: OCEAN400-TDBuilder: COSCO (Guangdong)

Delivery: 2015

Crossway Eagle & Dolphin, for CBI-MMEERGustoMSC design: AJ46Builder: Dalian Shipyard

Delivery: 2015

GMS Enterprise, for GMS GustoMSC design: NG2500XBuilder: Sainty Marine Corp

Delivery: 2014

T.B.N. 1 & 2, for CotemarGustoMSC design: OCEAN500Builder: COSCO (Nantong)

Delivery: 2014-2015

CHINA

4 units for Rowan

4 units for Diamond Offshore 4 units for Noble Bolette Dolphin, for Fred. Olsen Energy

Statoil CAT-J 1 & 2GustoMSC design: CJ70Builder: Samsung Heavy Industries

Delivery: 2016-2017

Seajacks ScyllaGustoMSC design: NG-14000XBuilder: Samsung Heavy Industries

Delivery: 2015

13 P10,000 drillships forFred. Olsen EnergyBuilder: Hyundai Heavy Industries

Delivery: 2013-2015

KOREASeajacks Hydra, for Seajacks GustoMSC design: NG-2500XBuilder: Lamprell Energy

Delivery: 2014

SEP-550, for NPCCGustoMSC design: NG-2500XBuilder: NPCC

Delivery: 2014

MIDDLE EAST

T.B.N. 1 ,2 &.3, for Maersk DrillingGustoMSC design: CJ70Builder: Keppel FELS

Delivery: 2013 -2015

T.B.N. 1 & 2GustoMSC design: CJ46Builder: DDW-PaxOcean

Delivery: 2015

Drilling semi, for Caspian DrillingGustoMSC design: DSS38MBuilder: Keppel FELS

Delivery: 2016

SINGAPORE

CATJ, for NobleGustoMSC design: CJ70Builder: Jurong

Delivery: 2016

COSLGift & COSLHunterGustoMSC design: CJ46Builder: CMHI

Delivery: 2014

T.B.N. 1 & 2, for K-GroupeGustoMSC design: CJ46Builder: CMHI

Delivery: 2015

T.B.N. 1 & 2, for Tianjin Haiheng OffshoreGustoMSC design: CJ46Builder: CMHI

Delivery: 2015

T.B.N. 1 & 2, for Bestford CapitalGustoMSC design: CJ46Builder: CMHI

Delivery: 2015

T.B.N., for BK MarineGustoMSC design: CJ46Builder: CMHI

Delivery: 2015

CHINA

2 unitsGustoMSC design: CJ46Builder: CMHI

Delivery: 2015

T.B.N. 3 & 4, for Tianjin OffshoreGustoMSC design: CJ50Builder: CMHI

Delivery: 2014-2015

TBN 1,2,3 & 4, for TS DrillingGustoMSC design: CJ50Builder: Shanhaiguan Shipyard

Delivery: 2015

GustoMSC B.V.

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