Recently established Arabian Gulf oil and gas company ASRY Offshore Services (AOS) has completed its first major contract which involved the upgrading and major repair of Hercules Offshore's jack-up drilling rig 'Hercules 170'.
'Hercules 170' arrived at ASRY's shipyard in Bahrain in the second half of 2008 for a work package that included a number of upgrades to increase her performance and drilling capabilities. When diver inspections of the jack-up revealed problems with the spud cans, ASRY also took these repairs on board.
'Hercules 170' is a Sonat Offshore cantilever jack-up design, capable of operating in water depths of up to 51.8 metres. Built in Singapore in 1981, the jack-up rig is now operated by Hercules' Doha-based company in the Arabian Gulf.