OREANDA-NEWS. Lamprell (ticker: LAM), a leading provider of diversified engineering and  contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewables  industry,  announces the completion of construction of the jackup rig “Jindal  Star” and its delivery to  Jindal Pipes (Singapore)  Pte. Ltd. (“Jindal”)  a D. P.  Jindal Group Company.

Completion and delivery of the rig, on budget and  20 months after initial steel  cutting,  was marked with a ceremony at Lamprell’s Hamriyah facility in the  UAE on  6  November,  which will be  followed by the rig’s departure from the  facility to its drilling  location in  offshore  India.  The project was completed with more than 3.6 million manhours without any lost time incidents.

The  Jindal Star, weighing  10,500  tonnes at delivery, is a  LeTourneau Super  116E (Enhanced) with a self-elevating, 477 ft leg design. The spud cans were  redesigned and fitted with extensions to meet Jindal’s requirement with regard  to the maximum ground bearing pressure, which is specific to Indian waters.

With this delivery, the Group has now completed a total of  13  new build  jackup drilling rigs,  six  of  the ‘LeTourneau Super 116 E’ design and seven of  the ‘Friede & Goldman Super M2’ design. The Group has  eight  more  LeTourneau rigs at various stages of construction.

Commenting on the delivery,  Jim Moffat, Chief Executive Officer, Lamprell, said: “Lamprell continues to deliver high quality products within its core business  areas and we are proud to mark another achievement in the new build jackup  area with the completion and delivery of this  new rig to  the Jindal group. The  rig has been constructed to a high build specification and has been completed  on schedule and on budget.

The Jindal group represents one of our key clients  and we continue to build  on this  existing strong relationship. Lamprell is constructing a second, similar  rig for Jindal, as announced earlier this year, and we look forward to working  even more closely with them for the benefit of both partners.”

Raghav Jindal, Managing Director, Jindal Pipes Ltd., commented:   “The D.P. Jindal group continues to stride ahead in the u pstream sector with  the delivery of the “JINDAL STAR”. The Letourneau Super 116 E is the first of  its kind in our expanding fleet of high specification jack ups and we are  confident that she will earn many laurels for the group in the coming decades.

Our  strong relationship with Lamprell continues with the steady construction  progress on our second Rig. We look forward to strengthen the relationship  further over the years with more advanced and versatile Rig designs.”