QMS orders six jackups at CSIC

UAE offshore driller Quality Marine Services (QMS), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi based Zakher Marine International, has signed contracts with CSIC-affiliated Wuhan Marine Machinery (WMM) for the construction of six jackup platforms.

The total value of the contract is around RMB1.2bn ($180m) with deliveries scheduled to commence from the first half of 2017. The rigs will be deployed in fields in the Gulf region.

QMS had previously ordered three jack up platforms at WMM in December 2014.