Helix Adds Drilling System To Q4000 Multiservice Vessel

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Helix Energy Solutions Group reports it has finished installing drilling equipment on its MODU Q4000 multiservice vessel.rnThe dynamically positioned Q4000 uses thrusters to stay in place during drilling operations, eliminating the cost and time associated with mooring a drilling rig to the seafloor, Helix says.rnThe company points out that the positioning system has triple redundancy to ensure safe operation.rn"With the added drilling capability, the Q4000 brings significant cost and time savings to deepwater drilling operations," says Chief Operating Officer Bart Heijermans.rn"The dynamically positioned Q4000 will continue to operate normally during hurricane season, when moored rigs are not permitted to operate in the proximity of subsea structures," he points out.rnOne of the first tasks for the retrofitted drilling and intervention vessel will be a deepwater logging project in the Gulf of Mexico underwritten by a consortium consisting of the U.S. government and several energy companies, Heijermans notes.