NDC inaugurates its new jack-up rig, Marawwah, built in the U.A.E.

Abu Dhabi (WAM): The National Drilling Company, NDC, has announced the inauguration of its new jack-up rig, Marawwah, at a ceremony held in Hamriyah Free Zone. Marawwah is the fourth rig in a series of six similar drilling rigs being acquired by NDC and manufactured by Lamprell in the U.A.E.. Commenting on the inauguration, NDC Chief Executive Officer, Abdalla Saeed Al Suwaidi, said, "The inauguration of Marawwah represents a great addition to the NDC fleet of modern rigs, and will help the company maintain the highest levels of reliability and efficiency, thus ensuring complete preparedness to meet the clients present needs and future demands. We are proud that such an advanced rig, similar to the previous 3 rigs, is built to international standards in the U.A.E., for the U.A.E.." He expressed appreciation and gratitude to the Higher Management of ADNOC, NDC Board of Directors and the Board Advisory Committee for their guidance and continuous support. Ali bin Harib Al Muhairy, Senior Vice President, Development, of ADMA-OPCO underscored that the company works determinedly and actively to support ADNOC s oil production expansion plans, therefore the expansion of NDC's offshore rig fleet will contribute significantly in strengthening ADMA s role and efforts in realising the vision of Abu Dhabi to increase oil production. Mr. Al Muhairy expressed his appreciation of the strong partnership with NDC and congratulated the company for the inauguration of this new advanced rig. Jim Moffat, Chief Executive Officer of Lamprell, said, "I am pleased to announce the completion and delivery of rig Marawwah to NDC, on time and within budget, to world class standards of safety and quality, and it’s a source of pride that Lamprell spent 40 million man working hours in building this modern rig without a single lost time incident." Mr. Moffat thanked NDC for their confidence and trust, and hoped that this successful partnership will lead to more fruitful cooperation in the future. – Emirates News Agency, WAM