Original news was published on 20 June, 2014

Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen will remodel the Rowan Viking, a Keppel Fels N-class drilling rig and one of the largest of its type.

The Rowan Viking measures 124 meters long, 95 meters wide and 170 meters high. It has been contracted to explore the Norwegian Lundin Oil Field in the North Sea and will have to be modified for the job, Damen said in a statement.

Damen Shiprepair Vlissengen will extend the rig’s legs by 10 meters to 180 meters to work in the deeper waters. Because the leg extension work will be performed at great heights, DSV has contracted Palfinger Systems to use its JUMP System undefined Jack Up Maintenance Platform. These are platforms that can be built around, and moved up and down, the legs.

A Mammoet PTC crane will be used to hoist the 120-tonne leg extensions. The crane will be more than 200 meters high. To make room for the crane, DSV has demolished a warehouse and is building a foundation that can withstand the crane’s 30-tonne per square meter ground pressure.

DSV will also make safety modifications in accordance with Norwegian law and have the modified rig certified before it is deployed. The Rowan Viking will be at the shipyard for about 130 days.

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