Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has secured a major contract worth Rs 7.74 billion for supply of onshore drilling rigs from India`s premier upstream oil company, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). The order envisages manufacture and supply of 6 numbers 2,000 HP onshore drilling rigs with AC drives.
Significantly, ONGC has gone in for acquisition of new rigs after a gap of over 18 years and has opted for rigs with high efficency AC drives in line with the latest trends worldwide. Hitherto, ONGC has procured rigs with AC SCR technology where the drawworks and mud pumps, etc. are powered with DC drives. Rig operation with AC drives is more efficient than DC drives due to the high power factor of AC motors.
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Monday, February 27, 2012
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