Rolls-Royce wins orders for offshore drillship thrusters

Power systems group Rolls-Royce has won orders from a variety of customers worth in excess of 70m pounds to supply large thrusters for offshore drilling vessels.

The group said that the orders are driven by a greater demand in oil and gas exploration in deep water and harsh conditions, as customers expand their drillship fleets.

"Numerous drillships with Rolls-Royce thrusters have been delivered in the past few years, making Rolls-Royce the clear market leader for this type of propulsion," said Helge Gjerde, the Senior Vice President of the firm's Offshore division.

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"We are very pleased to see that customers in this industry continue to have confidence in our abilities to support their business with mission-critical systems, products and services."

The drillships operate in dynamic positioning mode, using satellite technology to automatically maintain position without anchoring.

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