On January 31st, the above-pictured 50,000 ton deadweight, dynamically-positioned (DP) semi-submersible heavy lift vessel departed CIMC Raffles shipyard for sea trials. This vessel, along with her sister vessel, were...
The above image is not a barge, or a leg-less jack-up rig, but rather the hull of the North Dragon semi-submersible drilling rig under construction at CIMC Raffles. The columns...
China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) accepted delivery today of the COSLProspector, their fourth deep-water semi-submersible drilling rig built by CIMC Raffles. COSL says the rig is scheduled to be deployed...
Malaysian offshore and marine services provider Coastal Contracts Bhd received a new Friede & Goldman-designed JU2000E jack-up drilling rig this week from CIMC Raffles’ Yantai yard. Named Coastal Driller 4001, this...
The semisubermisible crane & accommodation rig OOS GRETHA arrived in Brazil on Sunday, 9 March 2014 after an 11,802 nautical mile journey from Yantai, China which commenced on 29 December....
Yantai CIMC Raffles appears to be making the offshore energy market a prime focus going forward. Last month, the Chinese shipbuilder acquired a 90 percent stake in Swedish engineering firm...
CIMC Raffles’ deepwater semi-submersible lifting & accommodation rig SSCV 206 finished sea trials this month. In December 2012, CIMC delivered the Explorer Lifter, a deep-water semi-submersible crane & accommodation vessel...
In a $1.3 billion speculative venture, Frigstad Deepwater Ltd placed an order last week with CIMC Raffles for two, 7th generation ultra deepwater Frigstad D90™ rigs. Rated to operate in...
Destined for the Gulf of Mexico, the deep-water semi-submersible crane & accommodation vessel Explorer Lifter was delivered today by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. Designed, constructed and commissioned by CIMC Raffles....
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