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project, its ffth for the

Italian explorer. The instal- lation campaign began in February and ended in March. Fabrication of a single PLET fnished 1

February.

Gulf of Mexico

EMAS says the project scope included installation of 21.5mi of 8in pipe from a subsea PLET to the existing

Corral platform. EMAS was also tasked with installing an 8in jumper and will con- duct pre-commissioning for the pipeline. In April, the team installed a jumper and completing the offshore scope to allow Eni full access to pigging operations from the Corral platform.

The Lewek Express went to work at the Talos

Phoenix feld expansion project in March to com- plete the second of two campaigns. Talos Phoenix is located in Green Canyon 237 at a water depth of 1900-2600ft. The Lewek

Express handled offshore installation including 9150ft of 4in rigid fow- line, 6in jumper metrology and installation, pre-com-

An artist rendering of the Reel Barge concept. Image from EMAS AMC.

missioning and hydro- testing of the fowline, a “There’s no point in having reel-lay spent on improving capabilities at the fexible installation, and 6000ft of 4in vessels without a spoolbase,” Tam says. marine base. And Tam says the company umbilical.

“We decided the Ingleside spoolbase continues to work with the Ingleside The Lewek Express will next begin was ft-for-purpose and, at the time we community on job creation, training, and working for several Noble Energy projects acquired (mid-2013), it was already community services. in April and May to install umbilicals.

In addition to the marine base, EMAS operational. This helped us springboard At Big Bend, the Express will install

AMC has positioned four offshore con- to immediately being able to service our 113,000ft umbilical; at the Big Bend Gas struction vessels in the Gulf and will clients using the Lewek Express.” Lift project, a 36,000ft umbilical, and at relocate two more over the next four Also in

EMAS continued to improve the Dantzler, a 43,471ft umbilical. months. The vessels include the Lewek May, the vessel will work along with spoolbase, which has a deepwater slip

Toucan DSV, AMC Ambassador (work- the Lewek Falcon on the Anadarko K2 measuring 700ft long, 300ft wide and 32ft ing for Noble), Lewek Falcon (work- tie-back. The scope of work includes deep. And, Tam says, because of the large ing for Enbridge on Walker Ridge), 2200ft of pipeline stalking, fabrication real estate available, EMAS was able to the Lewek Express (working on Eni’s and installation, as well as 2300ft of include a fabrication facility on the site.

Appaloosa), Reel Lay Barge (RB1) (at umbilical installation, PLET/PLEM

The facility would be able to fabricate the marine base), Boa Sub C (working design and fabrication, fowline jumper

PLEMs, PLETs, in order to eliminate the for Noble), and fnally, the company’s and well jumper fabrication and critical path items typically seen in fast- latest, the Lewek Constellation. installation. track deepwater Gulf of Mexico projects.

The marine base also offers pipe spool-

A of all trades Charting a Lewek Constellation ing, logistics and fabrication including jumpers and manifolds. The company The Lewek Express is guaranteed to see EMAS AMC christened its fagship vessel says this enables them to give faster a lot of action in the Gulf over the next Lewek Constellation in Rotterdam back turnaround by performing elements for few months. The vessel, which EMAS in March (OE: April 2015). The vessel most tie-back projects themselves. To calls a Swiss army knife – in terms of is an ice-classed, DP3 multi-lay offshore date, upwards of US$55 million has been capabilities – worked on Eni’s Appaloosa construction vessel with ultra-deepwater

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