Global rig and well control equipment specialist, ModuSpec, has secured a number of shipyard-based rig intake and inspection projects, valued at around £450,000, supporting both existing and new clients. The projects include work on two drillships and two jack-up drilling rigs scheduled for deployment across Europe and Africa.
A multi-disciplinary team is scheduled to attend Las Palmas shipyard to verify the readiness of a new generation deepwater drillship ahead of development drilling operations offshore Ivory Coast, planned for Q3 2026. The scope will include a multi-discipline team assessing readiness and robustness of the rig equipment alongside assessment of the contractor management systems, including health, safety and environmental (HSE) factors and crew competency. On a second drillship, ModuSpec is currently mobilising to support shipyard activities in Las Palmas, where the team will verify the readiness of two blow out preventers (BOPs) and associated well control equipment. The drillship will then transit offshore Egypt where ModuSpec will also witness the pre-deployment, deployment and post-deployment testing in advance of a five-well drilling campaign.
In addition, a ModuSpec team is preparing to mobilise to Croatia to commence a multi-stage rig intake programme for a conventional design jack-up which has been idle for a prolonged period. The scope will include completing a maintenance period prior to mobilisation in Q2. The jack-up is currently going through its five-yearly Special Periodic Survey (SPS) and preparation ahead of drilling operations in the Adriatic Sea. ModuSpec has also been awarded a scope to manage the intake a jack-up due to drill development wells from a platform offshore Gabon. The rig is currently going through its SPS in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo, where ModuSpec will verify the readiness of major equipment systems including drilling, mud, well control, electrical and marine, as well as witnessing an acceptance test programme.
“We are pleased to be supporting clients with rig intake activities across multiple shipyards in Europe and Africa as they prepare for upcoming operations. Each scope has been customised to reflect specific client requirements, going beyond a tick box approach. Our teams work hand in hand with clients to focus on the areas that will provide the greatest operational value and assurance during the intake process.”
Mark Watson, Regional Director with ModuSpec
Rig intake and readiness assurance projects supporting upcoming offshore campaigns
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