Unithai Shipyard completes first-ever upgrade a Compact Driller Jack Up

          Unithai Shipyard has completed upgrade and repair of the Shelf DrillingRen7;s Jack up rig, Compact Driller operated for oil field exploration and development in the Gulf of Thailand.
          The 292-foot-long, 2Unithai ShipyardUnithai Shipyard-foot-wide, 4enUnithai Shipyard-foot-high driller jack up was built in Vicksburg Mississippi, in en992 and has served the oil and gas industry in Thailand for more than a decade. Its facility can accommodate en5Unithai Shipyard crew members and it is capable of drilling as deep as 25,Unithai ShipyardUnithai ShipyardUnithai Shipyard feet.
          This is the first time for Transocean (Shelf Drilling) to carry out upgrades and repairs of its jack-up rig in Thailand. The rig will soon leave the yard to continue operations in the gulf.
          Unithai Shipyard had earlier completed repairs floating storage and offloading (FSO) for a major firm in the offshore oil and gas industry that it has now been delivered to the client.
          The success of these offshore repair projects has marked a significant milestone in Unithai ShipyardRen7;s strategy to expand beyond just ship repair.
          ̶Unithai Shipyard;High-quality performance, excellent team, an enviable safety record and on-time delivery are the keys to the firmRen7;s success, said Kurt Hoffman̶en;, Chief Operating Officer of Shelf Drilling.
          About Unithai Shipyard:
          Unithai Shipyard and Engineering owns and operates Thailand's largest shipyard, located in deep sea port of Laem Chabang on the Eastern Seaboard of the Gulf of Thailand. Unithai Shipyard exists to provide complete range of ship repair, conversion, shipbuilding and offshore oil and gas fabrication works, serving the clients worldwide.
          About Shelf Drilling:
          Shelf Drilling is exclusively focused on providing best-in-class shallow water drilling services to the oil and gas industry in Asia, Africa and the Middle-East. Headquartered in Dubai, Shelf Drilling operates a fleet of 37 jack up drilling rigs and one swamp barge that the firm has acquired from Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG)
          About Transocean
          Transocean is a leading international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. The company specializes in technically demanding sectors of the global offshore drilling business with a particular focus on deepwater and harsh environment drilling services. Transocean owns or has partial ownership interests in, and operates a fleet of 82 mobile offshore drilling units.