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Fugro adds cable-lay to its trenching services
Fugro has added cable-lay services rant system to manage the cable during only six weeks, ahead of E.ON’s dead-
to trenching for offshore windfarm over-boarding and pull-in. The quad- lines, and cable-laying was completed
and tidal energy sectors. rant’s compact design and deployment by February 2015.
The company has equipped its trench- allows Fugro to control the cable very “The mobilisation of the cable-lay
ing vessel, Fugro Saltire, with a com- precisely while pulling in the second spread on the Fugro Saltire has widened
pact, custom-made, cable-lay spread end. our successful working relationship
that comprises a reel drive system to An important additional innovation with E.ON on the Humber Gateway
store the cables, a tensioner to lay them, introduced to the system is new 3D project. As well as trenching 77 array
twin winches and a quadrant deploy- sonar technology to supplement ROV cables, we installed eight array cables
ment system on rails. The equipment support, and monitor precisely, onsite, along with second end pull-ins of cables
is fitted to the rear deck of the vessel cable touch down during the cable-lay already laid by other contractors,” said
alongside the existing trenching equip- and pull-in operations, where the daily Mike Daniel, Trenching Business Line
ment. hazard of very high currents can limit Manager at Fugro Subsea Services.
In operation the cables are initially the use of an ROV. “We can now offer clients simultaneous
pulled into the base of the wind turbine The initial concept for the new cable-lay cable-laying and burial from a single
generators (WTG) and then laid along capability was developed during trench- vessel, or alternatively our larger subsea
the seabed using Fugro Saltire’s dynam- ing operations at the Humber Gateway construction vessel Fugro Symphony
ic positioning system to line them up Offshore Wind Farm, when E.ON asked can be laying cables, while the Fugro
accurately with the destination WTG. Fugro to investigate laying some cables Saltire is trenching them, speeding
They are then pulled in using the quad- from the Fugro Saltire. Fugro’s engi- up operations and saving time for our
neers fitted the cable-lay equipment in customers.” §
Bibby Offshore Asia lands ROV work
with Total Venture ByMarieRYAN
Bibby Offshore Singapore has an- The 60 day project on the Yadana field Earlier this year, Bibby Offshore Asia
nounced its contract win with the in the Andaman Sea which began in secured a contract with Singapore based
Moattma Gas Transportation Company earlier in the year was carried out in subsea service provider Seascape to
(MGTC), a joint venture between Total, water depths of up to 146 meters. provide ROV services for its DP2 dive
Unocal, PTTEP and Myanmar Oil and Bibby Offshore Asia Managing Director support vessel the Windermere, further
Gas Enterprise to supply the DP2 ROV Peter Hughes said the company has a highlighting the company’s continued
support vessel the Bibby Spring. longstanding relationship with Total, success in Asia.
The vessel is equipped with dual ROVs, the majority stakeholder in the MGTC Bibby Offshore has enjoyed steady
including the latest 150HP, 3000m-rat- partnership and with a track record growth since 2003 and now employs
ed SMD Quasar, and complemented spanning more than a decade of suc- more than 1,450 people onshore and
by a Lynx lightweight ROV suitable for cessfully delivering a high standard of offshore worldwide, with offices in
dive support, inspection and repair. service on the company’s North Sea assets. Aberdeen, Liverpool, Newcastle, Singa-
The MGTC joint venture has contract- “This contract validates our ability to pore, Trinidad, Houston, and Norway.
ed Bibby Offshore Asia to provide the successfully deliver subsea projects, and The company has an international fleet
ROV pipeline inspection, remedial Bibby Offshore Singapore is delighted of seven subsea support vessels and 17
work and associated project man- to be building on our working relation- ROVs, and will continue to add to its
agement on its Yadana asset offshore ships in the South East Asia region,” Mr fleet to meet demand. §
Myanmar. Hughes said.
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Fugro adds cable-lay to its trenching services
Fugro has added cable-lay services rant system to manage the cable during only six weeks, ahead of E.ON’s dead-
to trenching for offshore windfarm over-boarding and pull-in. The quad- lines, and cable-laying was completed
and tidal energy sectors. rant’s compact design and deployment by February 2015.
The company has equipped its trench- allows Fugro to control the cable very “The mobilisation of the cable-lay
ing vessel, Fugro Saltire, with a com- precisely while pulling in the second spread on the Fugro Saltire has widened
pact, custom-made, cable-lay spread end. our successful working relationship
that comprises a reel drive system to An important additional innovation with E.ON on the Humber Gateway
store the cables, a tensioner to lay them, introduced to the system is new 3D project. As well as trenching 77 array
twin winches and a quadrant deploy- sonar technology to supplement ROV cables, we installed eight array cables
ment system on rails. The equipment support, and monitor precisely, onsite, along with second end pull-ins of cables
is fitted to the rear deck of the vessel cable touch down during the cable-lay already laid by other contractors,” said
alongside the existing trenching equip- and pull-in operations, where the daily Mike Daniel, Trenching Business Line
ment. hazard of very high currents can limit Manager at Fugro Subsea Services.
In operation the cables are initially the use of an ROV. “We can now offer clients simultaneous
pulled into the base of the wind turbine The initial concept for the new cable-lay cable-laying and burial from a single
generators (WTG) and then laid along capability was developed during trench- vessel, or alternatively our larger subsea
the seabed using Fugro Saltire’s dynam- ing operations at the Humber Gateway construction vessel Fugro Symphony
ic positioning system to line them up Offshore Wind Farm, when E.ON asked can be laying cables, while the Fugro
accurately with the destination WTG. Fugro to investigate laying some cables Saltire is trenching them, speeding
They are then pulled in using the quad- from the Fugro Saltire. Fugro’s engi- up operations and saving time for our
neers fitted the cable-lay equipment in customers.” §
Bibby Offshore Asia lands ROV work
with Total Venture ByMarieRYAN
Bibby Offshore Singapore has an- The 60 day project on the Yadana field Earlier this year, Bibby Offshore Asia
nounced its contract win with the in the Andaman Sea which began in secured a contract with Singapore based
Moattma Gas Transportation Company earlier in the year was carried out in subsea service provider Seascape to
(MGTC), a joint venture between Total, water depths of up to 146 meters. provide ROV services for its DP2 dive
Unocal, PTTEP and Myanmar Oil and Bibby Offshore Asia Managing Director support vessel the Windermere, further
Gas Enterprise to supply the DP2 ROV Peter Hughes said the company has a highlighting the company’s continued
support vessel the Bibby Spring. longstanding relationship with Total, success in Asia.
The vessel is equipped with dual ROVs, the majority stakeholder in the MGTC Bibby Offshore has enjoyed steady
including the latest 150HP, 3000m-rat- partnership and with a track record growth since 2003 and now employs
ed SMD Quasar, and complemented spanning more than a decade of suc- more than 1,450 people onshore and
by a Lynx lightweight ROV suitable for cessfully delivering a high standard of offshore worldwide, with offices in
dive support, inspection and repair. service on the company’s North Sea assets. Aberdeen, Liverpool, Newcastle, Singa-
The MGTC joint venture has contract- “This contract validates our ability to pore, Trinidad, Houston, and Norway.
ed Bibby Offshore Asia to provide the successfully deliver subsea projects, and The company has an international fleet
ROV pipeline inspection, remedial Bibby Offshore Singapore is delighted of seven subsea support vessels and 17
work and associated project man- to be building on our working relation- ROVs, and will continue to add to its
agement on its Yadana asset offshore ships in the South East Asia region,” Mr fleet to meet demand. §
Myanmar. Hughes said.
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