Macan Offshore Ltd., Houston, has applied to the Maritime Administration for a Title XI guarantee to aid in financing the construction of two jackup drilling rigs capable of operating in water up to 150 feet deep and intended for operation in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Vemar, Inc., Channelview, Texas, has been proposed to build the rigs, with deliveries in March and July 1982.

The requested guarantee is for $46,125,000 or 75 percent of the $61,500,000 estimated actual cost of the rigs.