GE Power Conversion selected to support Brazil drilling

Posted on 1 Oct 2012

GE’s Power Conversion business has been selected by Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, a designer and builder of high-performance mobile offshore rigs, to supply the electrical power generation, thruster and drilling drive technology for six new semisubmersible drilling rigs for Brazil.

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. recently secured contracts from Sete Brasil Participações S.A. for the design and construction of semisubmersible drilling rigs, which will support the exploration of Brazil’s estimated 50 billion barrels of deep-sea oil and gas reserves. The first rig is scheduled to enter service in the fourth quarter of 2015. The South…

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