Three of the vessels will be provided to Seabras Sapura - the joint operation between Sapura Kencana and Seadrill – bringing the total up to six vessels currently on order to the company. Included are the complete pipelaying spreads, consisting of a twin-tensioner tilting lay tower, two below-deck baskets and support equipment for loading, spooling and routing. A pipelaying simulator will also be provided for training purposes.
Meanwhile, a total of three vessels will be provided to Subsea 7, and will be employed installing flexible flowlines and umbilicals in depths of up to 3,000m. In this case, Subsea 7 is delivering the pipelaying spreads for the three new vessels. The confirmation leaves Subsea 7 with eight vessels on order from IHC Merwede.
"IHC Merwede is delighted to confirm this major order worth over €1 billion for six more pipelaying vessels that are destined to join four other ships – currently being worked on by IHC Merwede from a previous order last year – in Brazilian waters for Petrobras," said coo Bram Roelse.
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