Ocean Installer has been awarded its first subsea installation job in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM).
The work will be on a large deepwater producing field, in more than 1800m water depth, and involves installting and testing umbilicals and associated equipment.
The work will be managed from Ocean Installer's Houston office, with onshore preparations starting immediately. ƶijϻ work will take place this summer, using the subsea construction vessel (CSV) the Normand Clipper (pictured), which is on a long-term charter from Solstad ƶijϻ.
“This is our first SURF job in the GoM and we are very pleased to have secured this work only a year after we established our Houston office and less than four months after introducing our first vessel in the region. We are now looking forward to working closely with our client to execute the project in a safe, high quality and efficient manner,” says Mike Newbury, President of Ocean Installer in the US.
Ocean Installer opened its Houston office in April 2013 and the Normand Clipper arrived in Houston in January. The vessel has been well-received in the market and has since its arrival experienced good utilisation executing several jobs in the regional spot market.
