Keppel's Exit Of Rig Business May Have Bigger Implications For Singapore's Offshore And Marine Sector
Keppel’s Exit Of Rig Business May Have Bigger Implications For Singapore’s Offshore And Marine Sector On Jan 28, the world’s largest rig-builder, Singapore-based Keppel Corporation surprised industry players and observers when it announced exiting away from its rig business to pivot to clean energy. As a result of a long-awaited strategic review, Keppel’s chief executive Loh Chin Hua revealed in the group’s results briefing on Jan 28 that the group will transform its offshore and marine (O&M) unit into “a nimble, asset-light and people-light Operating Company (Op Co)”. However, ...