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The Seven Atlantic was originally The scope includes the engineering, Angola. Onshore fabrication will be

EPIC – Vessels custom-built to meet Shell’s procurement, construction, and performed in both the Republic of advanced technical specifcation installation of two 2.5km pipeline Congo and Angola by the company’s and began operations in 2010. bundles and an 11km gas export Angolan joint venture. The offshore

One of the largest vessels of its pipeline. Engineering and project works, including installation, type, Seven Atlantic is primarily management have begun at the hook-up and commissioning, are designed for saturation and company’s Aberdeen offce, with scheduled for 2H 2014.

air diving support works. The offshore activities scheduled to start

Normand Subsea was also custom in 2014. New combination S-lay vessel built to Shell’s specifcation and Chevron awarded Subsea 7 McDermott International subsidiary, began operations in 2009. It is a an EPCI topside contract valued Hydro Marine Services, has state-of-the-art, remotely-operated- at about $150 million for the signed a contract for the design vehicle support vessel designed for development of the Lianzi feld and construction of a new high- subsea inspection, maintenance, offshore the Republic of Congo and specifcation, dynamically- and repair. It carries six ROVs and Angola. The scope of work includes positioned, combination S-lay a module handling system, all of a 200-tonne module hosting a high vessel with a 2000-ton crane. which have been proven to operate voltage generation system for the Provisionally named Derrick Lay simultaneously when required. new subsea direct, electrically- Vessel 2000 (DLV2000), the vessel Dana Petroleum just awarded heated pipeline cable; an 80-tonne will be built at Keppel Singmarine

Subsea 7 a contract valued at about fow meter deck extension, and in Singapore and construction is $300 million for the provision of various upgrades on the platform. expected to take about two and a subsea EPIC services in support Project execution will maximize the half years, beginning this quarter. of the Western Isles development use of local personnel and resources DLV2000 is the second new-build project in the northern North Sea. in the Republic of Congo and vessel under construction for the

McDermott feet. In August 2012, 7

McDermott signed a contract to build Lay Vessel 108, sister ship to the recently completed subsea courtesysubsea construction vessel the Lay Vessel

North Ocean 105, which is under construction at Metalships & Docks yard in Vigo, Spain. LV108 is due for delivery around 3Q 2014 (OE October 2012). “DLV2000 is expected to address a market demand we consider to be extremely robust for deepwater pipelines as well as our traditional markets,” says Stephen M Johnson, chairman, president and CEO. “A combination heavy lift and deepwater S-lay pipelay vessel is an important asset for our expanding feet, focusing on the subsea construction market.” Developed by Keppel’s ship design arm, Marine Technology

Development, DLV2000 is equipped to support advanced deepwater pipelay operations in severe weather conditions that will allow pipelines to be installed at depths of up to 10,000ft. An economical vessel transit speed is expected to be 12 knots with a top speed of 14 knots. It will be able to accommodate up to 400 personnel. oedigital.com February 2013 | OE 69 oe_vessels.indd 69 31/01/2013 17:00