ModuSpec has secured several shipyard-based rig intake and inspection projects worth about £450,000, supporting both existing and new clients. The work covers 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 in Q3 2026. The scope includes assessing the readiness and robustness of the rig equipment, alongside a review of contractor management systems, including health, safety and environmental factors and crew competency.
On a second drillship, ModuSpec is currently mobilizing to support shipyard activities in Las Palmas. There, the team will verify the readiness of two blowout preventers and associated well control equipment. The drillship will then transit offshore Egypt, where ModuSpec will witness pre-deployment, deployment and post-deployment testing ahead of a five-well drilling campaign.
In Croatia, a ModuSpec team is preparing to mobilize for a multi-stage rig intake program covering a conventional jack-up design that has been idle for a prolonged period. The scope includes completing a maintenance period before mobilization in Q2. The rig is currently undergoing its five-yearly Special Periodic Survey and preparation ahead of drilling operations in the Adriatic Sea.
The company has also been awarded a scope to manage the intake of a jack-up due to drill development wells from a platform offshore Gabon. The rig is currently undergoing its Special Periodic Survey in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo. There, ModuSpec will verify the readiness of major equipment systems, including drilling, mud, well control, electrical, and marine systems, while also witnessing an acceptance test program.
Mark Watson, Regional Director with ModuSpec, said: “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 customized 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.”
