Converteam has announced its readiness to commence manufacture of its variable frequency drilling drives and medium voltage switchboards at its production facility in Betim close to Belo Horizonte in Brazil.
Preparations, which have been ongoing over a period of several months, have necessitated long term knowledge sharing between Converteam’s UK drilling equipment specialists and their Brazilian counterparts.

Converteam has been selected by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) as designer and supplier of high efficiency electrical systems for three newbuild ultra-deepwater drillships for Noble Corporation, one of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors.

Converteam has been selected to supply its sophisticated C-Series dynamic position (DP) control systems for two platform supply vessels (PSVs) destined for operation in the oil and gas fields of Russia’s northern seas.

Cal Dive International, Inc. has awarded Converteam a major contract to provide a state-of-the-art Dynamic Position (DP) control system for the saturation diving vessel “Uncle John”

China Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd, (COOEC), has awarded Converteam a contract valued in excess of £6 million for an integrated package of electrical systems for its newbuild heavy lift vessel for offshore oil & gas exploration and development.