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pipe laying and heavy includes over 80mi (130 lift capabilities. The km) of pipe-in-pipe 3000m-water depth rated, fowlines and over 56mi 78.27m-long and 46m-wide (100 km) of umbilicals vessel was initially con- in up to 2200m water ceptualized in 2009 and depth.

her hull was successfully Following the news

Gulf of Mexico launched in 2012. that the company won

Its inaugural job was another $65 million in a project of opportunity new contracts Lionel installing a platform for a Lee, parent company

Vaalco feld off West Africa Ezra’s Group CEO and before it headed to The managing director

Netherlands for the instal- said in early February, lation of the lay tower. “despite the current

The Lewek Constellation challenges faced by the boasts an 800-tonne oil and gas industry,

Huisman multi-lay system, our tendering activities including a tower which continue to be promis-

The multi-lay OCV in transit. Lewek Constellation Photo from EMAS AMC.

can tilt from 60° to 90°, ing and with Lewek able to support both rigid Constellation becom- and non-rigid pipelines, a 3000-tonne to the vessel, allows the vessel to work ing fully operational by 1Q 2015, we

Huisman offshore heavy lift crane at in feld, or in close vicinity without continue to strengthen our subsea tieback the stern of the vessel, two Schilling returning to the spool base. The Lewek and SURF capabilities.” work class remotely operated vehicles Constellation arrived in the Gulf of “Despite the current headwinds faced (WROVs) and a portable reel system Mexico on 11 April 2015 and after lay by the oil and gas industry, our tendering which reduces mobilization time. The trials scheduled for mid-May, the vessel activities remain healthy,” Lee said. “We portable reel system, which uses a will work on the Big Bend, Dantzler and sit in the value chain where it is more spooling barge to transfer reeled product Gunfint subsea tieback. The total scope resilient.”

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