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Samsung Heavy wins $2.4 bln drillship, rig orders

Sun Dec 23, 2007 9:53pm EST

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SEOUL, Dec 24 (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries Co (010140.KS) said on Monday it has won orders totalling 2.27 trillion won ($2.41 billion) from Russia, Africa and the Americas.

The shipbuilder said in a filing with the Korea Exchange that it would build two semi-submersible floating drilling rigs for an unidentified Russian company for 1.08 trillion won.

In a separate filing, Samsung also said it would make two drillships worth a combined 1.19 trillion won for companies in Africa and the Americas, without naming the partners. ($1=940.2 Won) (Reporting by Rhee So-eui, Editing by Yoo Choonsik)



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