UAE offshore driller Quality Marine Services (QMS), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi based Zakher Marine International, has inked contracts with CSIC-affiliated Wuhan Marine Machinery (WMM) for the construction of six jackup platforms.

The total value of the contract is approximately RMB1.2bn (US$180m) with deliveries scheduled for the first half of 2017. The rigs will be deployed in fields in the Gulf region.

QMS had previously ordered three jack up platforms at WMM in December 2014.