Songa Offshore has said it will “vigorously” defend claims made against it by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME).
The company said it considers DSME to be “solely responsible” for delays to rigs and any attempts by the firm to recovers costs overrun will have no merit due to the nature of construction contracts.
The move comes after Songa Offshore submitted its defence earlier this month in the arbitration’s initiated by DSME last year regarding the Songa Equinox and Songa Edunrance rigs.
In a statement the company said:”DSME’s claim relates to alleged cost overruns and additional work in relation to the Rigs due to what DSME alleges were inherent errors and omissions in the design documents (as often referred to as the FEED package).
“Along with its defence, on the same date Songa Offshore submitted counterclaims in respect of the Rigs for the aggregate amount of USD 65.8 million, by means of which Songa Offshore intends to recover damages caused by the default of DSME.”
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