Odfjell Drilling, William Jacob Management Sign Alliance Deal

Houston-based oil services firm William Jacob Management and Norway's Odfjell Drilling signed a cooperation deal on Thursday to jointly provide engineering services of offshore drilling facilities.

"The services will include conceptual and front end engineering and design (FEED) studies, project planning, procurement, commissioning/startup, construction management and maintenance," the firms said in a joint statement.

"Under the agreement, William Jacob Management will also provide engineering and project management services to complement and strengthen the execution teams of Odfjell Drilling's projects globally," they said.

(Reporting by Balazs Koranyi, editing by Gwladys Fouche)