Keppel's sealed deals hit a whopping S$1.85b

It bagged a big-shot US$225m order from Ensco.

According to OCBC Investment Research, Keppel Corporation announced that its O&M arm has secured a contract to construct a KFELS B Class jackup rig from Ensco. The construction cost, together with the commissioning, systems integration testing and project management is expected to be US$225m. 

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When completed in 1Q15, this will be the fourth KFELS B Class Bigfoot unit in Ensco’s fleet. With this latest order, KEP has won about S$1.85b of new orders YTD, accounting for 37% of our full year estimate. 

Looking ahead, we expect order flows for such premium jackups to continue. Indeed, Ensco’s Chairman, President and CEO also commented that the market for premium jackups is “very strong”, and “customer demand is broad-based for high-specification jackup rigs”.