Construction starts at Sembcorp Marine's Brazilian yard
Jurong Shipyard, subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has started construction work on Monday on Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz, the group's first overseas integrated new yard in Espirito Santo, Brazil, Seatrade Asia online reports. The new yard will be housed on an 82.5-hectare site with 1.6km of coastline in the municipal of Aracruz. The $550m project is scheduled for completion at the end of 2014.
The yard facilities will include a 120m by 380m drydock, a one-kilometre berthing quay as well as ancillary piping facilities and steel fabrication workshops.
Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz will have capabilities to undertake construction of drillships, semi-submersible and jack-up rigs, platforms, supply vessels, the integration of FPSOs and topside modules fabrication, in addition to the traditional activities of drilling rig repairs, ship repairs and modification/upgrade works.
“The Brazilian oil and gas market considers us as a major player there. We have successfully completed a total of 18 oil and gas exploration, production and storage platforms for Brazilian oilfields,” said Wong Weng Sun, president and ceo of Sembcorp Marine and managing director of Jurong Shipyard.
The yard facilities will include a 120m by 380m drydock, a one-kilometre berthing quay as well as ancillary piping facilities and steel fabrication workshops.
Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz will have capabilities to undertake construction of drillships, semi-submersible and jack-up rigs, platforms, supply vessels, the integration of FPSOs and topside modules fabrication, in addition to the traditional activities of drilling rig repairs, ship repairs and modification/upgrade works.
“The Brazilian oil and gas market considers us as a major player there. We have successfully completed a total of 18 oil and gas exploration, production and storage platforms for Brazilian oilfields,” said Wong Weng Sun, president and ceo of Sembcorp Marine and managing director of Jurong Shipyard.
