Deepwater projects bring welcome demand for subsea vessels

摘要

West Africa has become a haven for subsea vessels at a time when the global market is in the doldrums. Oil companies such as Total, Eni and Tullow are pressing ahead with major deepwater projects in the region, driving demand for subsea construction and support vessels. The latest contract for Technip, on behalf of Tullow, demonstrates this. Technip awarded a contract to a joint venture between Harkand and Consolidated Shipping Agencies to provide various subsea services for Tullow's projects in Ghana. This includes supporting Technip on the Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) project, in the deepwater Tano block, 60km off the coast. The venture will support offshore construction work, including rigid and flexible pipelay, structure installations, spool metrology, pre-lay and as-built surveys until the third quarter of 2016.