The oil rig ENSCO 5004 left Malta today after spending seven-and-a-half months at Marsa Shipbuilding, where works were carried out for its recertification and upgrade.
Ablecare Oilfield Services Group, co-ordinated all the required works.
The rig was towed to Malta from Brazil and is now heading for North Africa. While in Malta, it was temporarily refurbished to accommodate the services and workers on the project.
During its stay, it deployed 75 Maltese skilled workers daily, and apart from the foreign contractors over 30 local sub-contractors provided a variety of ancillary support services, such as transport, accommodation and catering.