16 June 2011
ROLLS-ROYCE SECURES OFFSHORE
ORDERS WORTH OVER £100 MILLION
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced orders worth
over £100 million to supply propulsion systems for offshore construction and
drilling vessels.
The ships will be built at shipyards in Asia for a range of ship owners
including Sea Drill, Pacific Drilling, Noble, Ocean Rig and Pride.
Anders Almestad, Rolls-Royce, President - Offshore said: "These orders
demonstrate the success of our innovative and highly efficient marine
technology. Our in-depth understanding of the demanding offshore industry and
our proven technology ensures that our integrated propulsion systems are
industry leading and meet the extraordinary demands placed on them."
These vessels will carry out drilling operations in deep water oil and gas
fields. Each ship will feature multiple thrusters, which will be used to propel
the vessels to and from drill sites and to maintain their position during
drilling operations.
Rolls-Royce is a leader in the provision of integrated power and propulsion
systems for vessels operating in offshore exploration and production. These
include drilling ships, mobile rigs, construction vessels and shuttle tankers.
The orders announced today also include options to supply additional thrusters.
Notes to Editors:
1. Rolls-Royce is a world-leading provider of power systems and services for
use on land, at sea and in the air, and has established a strong position
in global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.
2. As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce has a broad customer base
comprising more than 500 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and
helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 2,500 marine customers,
including 70 navies, and energy customers in nearly 120 countries, with an
installed base of 54,000 gas turbines.
3. Annual underlying revenues were over £10.8 billion in 2010, of which more
than half came from the provision of services. The firm and announced order
book stood at £59.2 billion at 31 December 2010, providing visibility of
future levels of activity.
4. Rolls-Royce employs over 39,000 skilled people in offices, manufacturing
and service facilities in over 50 countries. Over 11,000 of these employees
are engineers.
5. In 2010, Rolls-Royce invested £923 million on research and development,
two thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental
performance of its products, in particular reducing emissions.
6. Rolls-Royce supports a global network of 28 University Technology Centres,
which connect the company's engineers with the forefront of scientific
research.
7. The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment
and to further developing employee skills.
For further information, please contact:
Investor relations:
Mark Alflatt
Director of Financial Communications
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
Tel: +44 (0)20 7227 9237
mark.alflatt@rolls-royce.com
Media relations:
Josh Rosenstock
Director of External Communications
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
Tel: +44 (0)20 7227 9163
josh.rosenstock@rolls-royce.com
www.rolls-royce.com
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