Technip and DOF announce the delivery of Skandi Açu

Technip and DOF Subsea announce that through their 50/50 owned affiliate TechDof Brasil AS, they have taken final delivery of the pipe-lay support vessel Skandi Açu. It is the first of 4 PLSVs fixed on long-term charters with Petrobras which were awarded to the joint venture between DOF Subsea and Technip in August 2013.

The vessel is designed to achieve a 650 t laying tension capacity.

The vessel has been built by VARD in Romania and Norway. The main pipelaying equipment was built by Huisman in Czech Republic and in the Netherlands.

DOF Subsea CEO, Mons S. Aase, said: "The extensive newbuild program of 4 PLSVs together with Technip has combined the subsea and vessel expertise across our organizations. Taking final delivery of Skandi Açu and commencing the contract with Petrobras is an important milestone in our partnership with Technip, and the joint venture now has 3 vessels in operations. I look forward to seeing the vessel in operation in the years to come."

Hallvard Hasselknippe, President Subsea for Technip, commented further: "This new state-of-the-art PLSV, with the most advanced pipelay equipment and highest flexible pipelay tension capacity in the world, demonstrates again our extensive ultra-deepwater pipelaying experience, and our commitment to enable projects offshore for our clients."

Edited from press release by Angharad Lock

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