RDS, KCA DEUTAG’s engineering division, has been a leader in the design of drilling facilities for offshore platforms worldwide for over 30 years. The company’s 700-strong workforce provides a range of engineering services from pre-project and Front End Engineering Design (FEED) through detail design, construction support, hook-up and commissioning.

We also execute projects as an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Drilling (EPCD) Contractor to provide platform drilling rigs on a turnkey basis from concept to operations.

We have carried out many upgrades of existing drilling facilities to permit operational capabilities outside the original specification, including cuttings disposal, extended reach drilling, managed pressure drilling and rig mechanisation.

Greenfield new build work is managed from our London offices and brownfield modifications are undertaken at the nearest local office in Aberdeen, Baku, Bergen or Stavanger.

In summary, we provide the following services:

• Concept screening and engineering
• Front end engineering design
• Detail design
• Engineering technical assurance
• Project management
• Site engineering management
• Survey of drilling facilities
• Equipment specification, procurement, expediting and factory acceptance testing
• Commissioning, planning, procedures and witnessing
• Management of offshore installation activities
• Operating and maintenance manuals.