Signal lands $50M contract

MOBILE, Ala. - Signal International won a $50 million contract to construct components to be used in a drillship reliability upgrade program for Noble Corp., an offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. About 200 Pascagoula workers will build the accommodations block and heliports at the East Bank Yard while 800 workers at Signal’s Orange, Texas, facility will construct the stern and sponsons – about 75 percent of the work. Some Pascagoula Signal workers laid off in November and December will be recalled. (Source: Mobile Press-Register, Sun Herald, 01/13/09)