Technical Session - 2

Title:            Experiences and lessons learned worldwide to Increase localization ratios of mobile drilling rig in Vietnam
Authors:       Nguyen Xuan Huy, Le Quang Hung, Cao Nguyen Linh Tu, Do Quang Khanh, Nguyen Thi Thu Thao, Kieu Phuc
Abstract:     Mobile rig manufacturing industry in the world is making significant changes in recent year with the trending of exploration and production drilling process in the deep waters and remote areas. The demand for operating mobile rigs is a quick increasing. In general, Asia Pacific countries thrive on the rig manufacturing industry are currently well supported policy for stainable development by enterprise system and government, such as Singapore and South Korea. Rig manufacturing industry is Viet Nam’s infant industry. Based on the platform design and manufacturing task, it can be divided into 2 product families: mobile and fixed platforms. Mobile platform is used to exploration, exploitation base on existed pattern design. Tam Dao 3 jack-up rig (TD3) is made a success by Petrovietnam Shipyard, however, most equipment parts were imported from abroad. Localization portion of TD3 rig have been mainly for construction, detail design, construction design and the value of domestic goods account for only about 1.3% project cost. This fact demonstrates that the reality of supporting industries of Vietnam in rig fabrication is currently extremely weak and inadequate. The lessons learnt and experiences from Asia Pacific countries platform manufacturing shown that their success and faith, thereby orientation for development plan in Vietnam’s young industry, especially maintaining and enhancing the localization ratio of mobile rig requires develop the design work, construction, installation, commissioning, mount up resources available of country. Paper suggest that some new policy to improve for developing mobile rig manufacturing, especially deepwater or remote areas.

Keywords:  Shipbuilding, Mobile Rig, Transportation Infrastructure, Seaport, Offshore Industry
Pages:        100-104

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