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Native name | 三井海洋開発株式会社 |
|---|---|
| Type | Public (K.K) |
| TYO: 6269 | |
| ISIN | JP3888250002 |
| Industry | Machinery Shipbuilding |
| Founded | December 26, 1968 |
| Headquarters | Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0027 , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Yuji Kozai (President and CEO) |
| Products |
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| Revenue |  JPY 221.9 billion (FY 2018)
(US$ 2 billion) (FY 2018) |
| JPY 21.8 billion (FY 2018)
(US$ 198 million) (FY 2018) | |
| Owner | Mitsui E&S (50.1%) |
Number of employees | 4,241 (consolidated, June 30, 2018) |
| Website | Official website |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3] | |
MODEC Inc. (三井海洋開発株式会社, Mitsui Kaiyōkaihatsu Kabushikigaisha, Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Company Inc.) is a global supplier and operator of offshore floating platforms.[2]
Background
The company has headquarters in Tokyo, Japan and regional offices in Angola, Australia, Brazil, Senegal, Belgium, Ghana,[4] Ivory Coast, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Singapore, Thailand, USA and Vietnam.
MODEC holds 51% of the shares in SOFEC, Inc and 20% of the shares in NATCO Japan Co., Ltd. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. holds around 18,700,000 shares which represents just over 50% of the company shares issued.
The company has operations in all major offshore regions and currently owns and operates 23 Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels.
Company history
The company was founded in 1968. In the mid 1970s, MODEC began constructing jack-up drilling rigs.
The company's first offshore production vessel was the FPSO Kakap Natuna installed in April 1986 at the Kakap KH field in 88 meters water depth, approximately 175 miles west of Great Natuna Island offshore Indonesia.
MODEC delivered its first Tension leg platform (TLP) in 2001, which is installed on El Paso's Prince field in the Gulf of Mexico in 454 m (1,490 ft) water depth In 2003, MODEC had an initial public offering and was listed on the second section of the Tokyo stock exchange.
In 2006, MODEC acquired SOFEC, Inc. and purchased 20% of the shares in NATCO Japan Co., Ltd
In 2007, MODEC entered into a joint development agreement with Velocys Inc. and Toyo Engineering Corporation to develop and commercialize gas to liquids technology for offshore applications.
MODEC has developed a proprietary Semi-submersible design called the Central Pontoon Semi (CP Semi) for use as a production platform, but has not yet gained any orders for this design. https://www.modec.com/fps/semi_sub/index.html
See also
References
- ↑ "Corporate Profile". MODEC. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- 1 2 "About the company". Financial Times. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ↑ "Company Profile". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ↑ Group, Multimedia (May 2017). "New TEN Project FPSO Prof. John Evans Atta Mills arrives in Ghana". myjoyonline.com.
External links
- Official site (in English)