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Analysis

A matter of course

Sarah Parker Musarra spoke with well intervention vessel providers, following a panel discussion at the 2014 Deepwater Intervention Forum, to examine the pros and cons behind using purpose built or dedicated vessels.

Helix is bringing its , a Skandi Constructor 120m-long dedicated intervention vessel, to the Gulf of Mexico in 2015 for spot work. Photo from Helix Well Ops. Helix’s purpose built Grand Canyon construction/ROV/survey vessel is an ince the 1980s, subsea wells have gone example of the company’s life-of-? eld unit, o