ABL moves 45 drilling rigs for ONGC – PRE-MONSOON
India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), supported by ABL as tow master and marine warranty provider, has moved a record high 45 drilling rigs to new locations ahead of the Indian monsoon season.
ONGC’s previous record was 37 rig moves.
The 45 rig moves of jack-up rigs were moved to their respective monsoon locations between end-March and end-May 2024.
ABL acted for ONGC’s underwriters and their appointed consultants for the rig moving campaign. Under this agreement, ABL provides marine warranty services to ONGC’s fleet of jack-ups and mobile offshore production units in Indian waters.
In total, ABL has supported 113 rig moves offshore India as Tow Master / MWS within this season from September 2023 to May 2024. The combined total distance travelled for all rigs was 5,477 nautical miles.
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“Even normal weather conditions pose significant challenges to both the tow master and marine warranty surveyor who must consider environmental, tidal, bathymetric and soil conditions. Such a substantial rig moving campaign therefore depends on seamless cooperation between marine warranty surveyors, tow master, geotechnical engineers, back-office personnel, rig operators and ONGC. We look forward to collaborating with ONGC and third-party rig operators when the new season commences in September 2024.”
Stephen Craig, ABL Group Director – Rig Operations Services
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