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vealed a number of impactful technol- ogy developments, including Ocean

Evolution, its new vessel ready to ser- vice customers’ subsea construction and intervention needs in the ultra- deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

The 108-meter Ocean Evolution, built by BAE Systems and christened in May this year ahead of its ? rst off- shore job in June, is designed to aug- ment Oceaneering’s extensive portfo- lio of subsea products and services.

The vessel is essentially a versatile off- shore multi-tool that can be equipped to support a wide range of operations, from subsea maintenance, repair, de- commissioning and tieback installa- tions to deepwater well stimulation and light well intervention services.

Oceaneering is calling the newbuild the industry’s most ecologically friend- ly and capable Jones-Act-compliant subsea construction vessel. Its capabil- ities are headlined by its 250-metric- ton active heave compensated (AHC) crane, two Oceaneering work-class re- motely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) with AHC launch systems, survey systems and subsea tooling all built for work down to 4,000-meter water depths. The vessel has accom- modations for 110 persons, a helideck and a working moonpool.

Designed to accommodate the ves- sel’s wide mission capability pro? le,

Ocean Evolution’s 1,170-square-meter deck is rated to support 10 metric tons per square meter, with a total cargo carrying capacity of 1,900 metric tons.

Ocean Evolution is built with ? ve low-emission EPA Tier 4 diesel en- gines with a combined generating ca- pacity of 16 megawatts on a three-bus system. The DP2 vessel achieved the highest possible ERN station keep- ing reliability rating, using two tunnel thrusters and a drop down thruster in the bow along with two Azipull

Oceaneering’s new multi-service vessel Ocean Evolution is designed to perform a range of subsea construction and intervention tasks in ultra-deep waters.

thrusters in the stern.

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