International power and marine consultancy ABL has secured a brand new contract from India’s Oil and Pure Gasoline Company Restricted (ONGC), via United India Insurance coverage (UIIC), to supervise rig transferring operations throughout Indian waters between September 2025 and Might 2026.
Beneath the settlement, ABL will function marine guarantee surveyor (MWS) for an estimated 25 ONGC rig strikes and act as tow grasp/MWS for a further 70 third-party jack-up operations inside ONGC’s offshore fields on the nation’s west coast. The mixed complete consists of roughly 34 rig relocations forward of the 2026 monsoon season, making certain fleet readiness throughout ONGC’s portfolio of jack-ups and cellular offshore drilling models (MODUs).
“We have now lengthy supported ONGC in de-risking and delivering rig transferring operations, each as MWS, tow grasp, and marine marketing consultant,” mentioned Captain Stephen Craig, ABL’s Director for Rig Operations. “Our multi-disciplined staff combines a long time of hands-on expertise with in-house geoscience and engineering help, giving us a singular perspective on the environmental and technical challenges of offshore rig strikes.”
In 2024, ABL supported greater than 1,500 rig strikes globally throughout a spread of roles, together with marine guarantee, tow grasp, and shopper illustration companies. The corporate’s rig operations group is backed by the geoscience, metocean, and jack-up engineering experience of its sister firm Longitude, a part of the ABL Group ASA, listed on the Oslo Inventory Trade.
The brand new contract reinforces ABL’s long-standing collaboration with ONGC and its place as a number one supplier of marine assurance and rig transfer administration companies within the Indian offshore market.
