Recently, China offshore equipment manufacturer Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Co. (DSOC) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Friede & Goldman (F&G), an internationally renowned mobile offshore drilling equipment design company, marking a new level of cooperation between the two companies.
Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly introduce the newly developed ExD 1000M semi-submersible drilling rig to the market. The design utilizes F&G’s innovative rig layout and mooring system to provide customers with excellent positioning capabilities and outstanding operational flexibility and efficiency.The ExD 1000M is designed not only for the Chinese market, but also for global operations.
DSOC has been deeply engaged in the field of offshore engineering equipment for dozens of years, and is considered to be a leader in the field of international offshore engineering equipment production and manufacturing. In recent years, DSOC has been actively exploring and transforming towards the field of clean energy transportation vessels.
Friede & Goldman is the world’s leading independent designer of mobile offshore drilling units, drawing on over 70 years of unparalleled innovation and expertise. More than 280 F&G-designed offshore rigs and vessels have been built and delivered worldwide.
DSOC and F&G have a brilliant history of cooperation, and together they have built the world’s largest number of JU2000E series jack-up drilling rigs, as well as semi-submersible drilling rigs designed by F&G. This renewed cooperation is another in-depth exploration of the new direction of the offshore market between the two companies, which perfectly integrates DSOC’s rich experience in the construction of offshore equipment with F&G’s advanced design concepts, and is bound to bring potential customers offshore equipment of even higher quality.