'Mercury' jackup christened in Russian shipyard
The christening ceremony of jack-up rig Mercury took place on site of “Astrakhan Shipbuilding Production Association” (part of “Caspian Energy Group”). It is the second jack-up rig assembled with facilities of “Astrakhan Shipbuilding Production Association”. In 2013 jack-up rig Neptune of the same type left for the offshore field in the Caspian Sea. Operation of new jack-up rig Mercury is also planned in the Caspian Sea at depths of up 107 m. It is able to drill wells with a depth of more than 9 km. The living quarter of the platform is equipped with all the necessary facilities for the rest and household of 105 persons. The jack-up rig Mercury christening ceremony was attended by Sergey Shtrikov, General Director of OJSC “ROSSHELF”, Sergey Krzhanovsky, Minister for transport, industry and natural resources of Astrakhan Region, Konstantin Grigoriev, General Director of “Caspian Energy Management” LLC, representatives of client, Astrakhan region government, local and foreign shipbuilding and oil & gas companies.