Singapore's SUTD Interns Venture into the Offshore World
Rigzone: Why did you choose your SUTD internship in Keppel FELS?
Samuel: I found out that [activities in] the offshore sector actually relate to my interest in machineries and so Keppel FELS could be a suitable place for me to intern to gain more exposure in the area, like working on a rig. Previously, I thought that a rig was similar to ships operating commercially or militarily. But I found out later that [offshore] rigs are usually used for getting as much oil and gas as possible from the sea and so the systems onboard rigs are different from those on ships.
Joycelyn: I chose Keppel because it was a very famous name in Singapore. As the offshore industry was very big, going to Keppel for my internship would widen my knowledge and allow me to build connections and experience.
Rigzone: What did you learn from the internship?
Samuel: I interned at the commissioning department. We served as the final barrier of checks for various systems on board the rig before we passed them on from Keppel FELS to its clients. I learned a lot because we commissioned quite a number of systems: one was a mechanical system, another was a safety system, while a third was a transport system involving rescue boats.
It was an eye-opening experience for me as I came from a high school background. I did not get to see such huge machines in school nor did I get to see them in action. So the internship at Keppel was my first such encounter. I was on a rig being built for Maersk. It was a Gusto MSC CJ70 jackup – the largest in the world – that Keppel is building. A lot of equipment and systems in the jackup were the latest available and the jackup was built to work in the harshest
conditions.
Each rig has a commissioning team of 8 to 10 people. One of the teams I was attached to was the biggest with 14 people. I was rotated among them, including one for the power system and another for the cantilever. I followed a third team working on the safety systems as they commissioned a rescue and life boat. I found the rotation interesting as I got to see different kinds of systems on board the rig.
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