Technip is to name its latest newbuild dive support vessel (DSV), currently being built by Vard, the Deep Explorer.
The high-specification, DP3 vessel will feature a 24-man saturated dive system, large deck area, moonpool, work-class ROVs, and a 400-tonne offshore crane, which will enable diverless construction activities.
Following the detailed engineering and design phase, construction of the ship’s hull started at Vard Tulcea in Romania a few months ago. On completion of the hull, the vessel will be towed to Vard Langsten in Norway for final equipment outfitting and commissioning. The vessel is scheduled to join the Technip fleet in 2016.
Knut Boe, senior vice- president of Technip’s North Sea Canada region, said: “Technip has a long history in the diving industry and we are very pleased to extend our long-term commitment to diving and to the oil and gas industry with the development of this important new vessel. At delivery, the Deep Explorer will be the most advanced DSV in the world."
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