Jurong 10

7/29/2008 12:00 AM

Friede & Goldman has entered into a licenseagreement with Jurong Shipyard (Singapore)on July 29, 2008 for the design of an F&G ExDsemi-submersible drilling rig, to be constructedfor Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (Houston, TX, USA).

This marks the second ExD to be constructedfor Atwood at Jurong and brings the total of ExDunits currently in fabrication at Jurong to (10) ten.

For more information on this order, please visit theJurong website: