KCA DEUTAG has 10 mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) under management. The company wholly owns three cantilever jack-up rigs - the Ben Avon, Ben Loyal and Ben Rinnes, rated at 250ft, 300ft and 350ft water depth respectively.

The Ben Loyal is currently contracted to PEMEX in the Gulf of Mexico for two years.

The Ben Rinnes is contracted to CABGOC for three years offshore Angola until September 2010, and the Ben Avon commenced a three-year contract with CNR on the Olowi field, offshore Gabon, in 2008.

Self-erect tender rigs

We are also a part owner with Marlin Offshore of the Charley Graves, WD Kent, Searex IX and Searex X tender assist rigs; and with Global Tender Barges of three more tender rigs, Global Sapphire (ex. Alligator), Global Jade (ex. Barracuda), Global Emerald (ex. Al Baraka -1). KCA DEUTAG provides management services for each of these rigs.

Petronas has awarded a contract for the Searex IX and Global Sapphire (ex. Alligator) tender assist rigs to work offshore Malaysia, commencing Q1 2009 and Q3 2009 respectively. The Charley Graves is in Thailand under contract to Chevron, and in Indonesia, the Global Jade (ex. Barracuda) commenced a two-year contract with Total E&P Indonesia in April 2008. The Global Emerald (ex. Al Baraka -1) started a three-year contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum in Q4 2008 and the Searex X is working under a two-year contract to Sonangol in Angola from April 2008.

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