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a joint development among Keppel O&M, the State

Oil Company of Azerbaijan

Republic (SOCAR) and

Azerbaijan Investment Co.

Vessels (AIC). Keppel O&M, SOCAR and AIC own 10%, 65% and 25% share respectively in the yard. Keppel O&M is responsible for management and operation.

Keppel Singmarine’s work scope includes the design of the vessel, the fabrication of the hull strips and outft- ting them with equipment and systems at its yard in

Singapore. The hull strips will be shipped to Baku

Shipyard for integration with other components fabricated by the shipyard, and comple- tion after commissioning

The two Island Ofshore vessels in Lloyd Werft. Photo by Alan Thorpe.

works and sea trials. The SCV will be built to the proprietary design by Marine

Technology Development, the ship design and development arm of Keppel

O&M.

The SCV will provide essential support for the construction of subsea structures which will form the biggest subsea pro- duction system in the Caspian. Designed to work in 2.5m signifcant wave height (Hs), the vessel will be equipped with a

DP system, a 750-tonne heave compen- sated crane for 600m deep subsea opera- tion, an 18-man two-bell diving system, and two work-class ROVs.

Ultra Deep chooses Chinese yard

Singapore’s Ultra Deep Solutions ordered a dive support/construction vessel from China’s Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy

Industries (ZPMC). The contract includes an option for a second vessel.

The VARD newbuilding facility on Norway’s west coast. Photo by Alan Thorpe

The newbuild is based on the Red 2011-12 for Island Offshore. They belong a contract from Baku Shipyard LLC to Class 6027 MT design DSCV, and will to a series of UT 776 CD supply vessels design and carry out fabrication and have a DP3, 142m long subsea/dive sup- for general deck or liquid cargo transport outftting works for a subsea construction port/ construction vessel notation and boast 1000sq m of deck area. They vessel (SCV) which, when completed, Delivery of the frst vessel is planned are driven by four RRM Bergen C25:33L will be deployed for the Stage 2 develop- for early 2017. The vessel will be 6ACD main engines. ment of the Shah Deniz feld that lies an 18-man twin bell unit and was

Two later ships in the same series, some 70km offshore Azerbaijan in the designed to operate down to 4000m

Island Contender and Island Crusader, Caspian Sea. water depth. The vessel was designed are billed as the frst offshore supply The SCV is a project that Baku in collaboration with Norway’s Marin vessels to operate in DP2 mode with- Shipyard recently secured from BP Teknikk.

out using diesel and with Rolls-Royce Exploration (Shah Deniz) Ltd., the opera- It will have Unique Hydra’s 18-man designed lean-burn, gas-powered engines. tor of the Shah Deniz gas feld develop- twin bell saturation dive system. It will ment. It is the frst major contract secured also have a 400 VLT over a reinforced

Keppel Singmarine wins BP contract by the shipyard since its inauguration moonpool area. The vessel also has two,

Keppel Singmarine, part of Singapore’s during September 2013. 250 hp work-class ROV designed to work

Keppel Offshore & Marine, has secured Baku Shipyard, in Baku, Azerbaijan, is to 3000m installed in ROV hangers inside

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