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Keppel Singmarine has also primarily in Asia-Pacifc and the will be equipped to perform subsea recently secured a contract from Gulf of Mexico, we look forward to operations at depths down to

Australia-based Bhagwan Marine to working together with the experts 3000m. The vessel can be rigged for build a catamaran air dive support at Ocean Installer to pursue subsea well intervention and is prepared vessel, designed by Incat Crowther, installation projects that support for the laying of fexible pipes and due for completion in 1Q 2014. the continued development of the cables on the seabed through a VLS

The new vessel will be deployed North Sea and further expansion of (vertical lay system) tower. It also

EPIC – Vessels off Western Australia to support Norway’s offshore energy reserves,” has room for a rotating carousel the operations of Apache Energy. comments McDermott’s Johnson. below deck with a capacity to load

Presently, Keppel Singmarine’s The agreement commits the 2500 tons. projects also include a multi- parties to pursue exclusively An active heave-compensated purpose, dive-support, construction and execute jointly rigid pipelay offshore crane with a 250-ton vessel for SBM Offshore. projects in the North Sea and also capacity at 14m outreach and a serves as a framework for a more below-deck winch will be installed.

North Sea re-entry permanent relationship between the The vessel will carry two deep-sea

Norway’s Ocean Installer and two companies. work ROVs – one to be launched

McDermott last month established from the starboard side and one an exclusive alliance jointly to New Ulstein multi-functional through the vessel’s moon pool. meet customers’ increasing rigid offshore vessel The ship is designed with a large pipelay needs in the North Sea Island Offshore and its American cargo deck for equipment transport. subsea market. The alliance marks partner Edison Chouest Offshore It will be equipped with diesel-

McDermott’s re-entry into the North have entered into a contract electric propulsion and three-

Sea and establishes Ocean Installer with Ulstein for the delivery azimuth main thrusters powered as a tier one North Sea contractor of a multifunctional offshore by six large generator sets, and will by adding rigid pipelay to the vessel based on Ulstein’s proven have a crew capacity of 130. In company’s capabilities. SX121 design, with an option the event of evacuation, both the “We are very pleased that for an additional vessel. The starboard and port side life boats

McDermott has chosen Ocean vessel is prepared and tailored can accommodate the entire crew.

Installer as its partner for the for the well intervention, IMR, Island Offshore currently has development of rigid pipelay and SURF segments, and meets four vessels delivered by Ulstein solutions in the North Sea and the latest requirements for both in its feet: The well stimulation we look forward to advancing well intervention and offshore vessel Island Patriot, the subsea our capabilities further together,” construction work. construction vessel Island Pioneer, says Steinar Riise, CEO of Ocean The newbuild (Island Performer) is and the two subsea construction

Installer. scheduled for a delivery in May 2014. and intervention vessels of SX121 “With our expanding portfolio The 130m-long and 25m-wide design, Island Constructor and of deepwater subsea projects ship will have DP3 capability and Island Intervention.

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