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IHC Merwede launches deepwater pipelaying vessel
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the pipelaying vessel
SAPURA TOPÁZIO in a ceremony at the company's shipyard in Krimpen aan den
IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming of the fully integrated IHC Merwede
vessel was carried out by Puan Sri Datin Seri Yazreen Yahya, spouse of Tan
Sri Dato' Seri Shahril Shamsuddin, President and Group CEO of
SapuraKencana.
The 550t pipelaying vessel – ordered by Sapura
Navegação Marítima, a joint venture between SapuraKencana and Seadrill –
is the second in a series of five fully integrated offshore vessels, which
will be completely designed, engineered and built by IHC Merwede. After
delivery, the SAPURA TOPÁZIO is – like her sister vessel, the SAPURA
DIAMANTE – destined to go to Brazilian waters to develop deep-sea
oilfields of up to 2,500 metres on behalf of Petrobras.
The SAPURA
TOPÁZIO will be equipped with a pipelaying spread designed by IHC
Engineering Business. She comprises two below-deck storage carousels, with
capacities for 2,500t and 1,500t of product respectively. A vertical
(tiltable) lay system – with a 550t top tension capacity – will be
permanently installed for the deployment of a range of flexible products.
The tower orientation allows for maximum deck space, while utilising a
high-capacity 610t abandonment and recovery (A&R) system. A
custom-designed control system from IHC Drives & Automation integrates
each aspect of the pipelaying spread to ensure excellent performance,
safety and reliability.
"Two years ago we signed a contract with
Sapura Navegação Marítima for two pipelaying vessels," says Arjan
Klijnsoon, Managing Director of IHC Merwede's Offshore division. "In
August 2013, we signed another contract for a further three innovative
vessels. With a total of five ships, Sapura Navegação Marítima has
entrusted IHC Merwede with an impressive order and overall project. The
construction and launch of the SAPURA TOPÁZIO is on schedule, which proves
that we are a reliable partner for such complex vessels, particularly
considering that all of the others are also on target."
Source: IHC
Merwede
Posted March 6, 2014
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