SURF and heavy subsea construction contracts in Nigeria for Ceona
Ceona has been recently awarded two new SURF and heavy subsea construction contracts in Nigeria along with its local strategic partner Marine Platforms Limited (MPL).
Vessels and installation expertise
The contracts, which are worth a total of more than US$ 30 million, will see Ceona providing vessels from its first-class fleet together with its installation expertise on the ENI NAE (Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited) ABO12 well completion, as well as supporting MPL on the Sea Eagle FPSO on behalf of SPDC (Shell Petroleum Development Company).
Engineering has already started on the ABO12 project with the full scope of work involving the installation of flexibles, umbilicals and a PLEM suction pile system. Offshore work is planned for February 2015.
Ceona Amazon
Ceona is a SURF and heavy subsea construction contractor in the deepwater market, specialising in full-service engineering, pipelay and construction project management and execution, including floater installation (Semi, TLP, SPAR). With backing from majority shareholder Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Ceona is developing its fleet of state-of-the-art vessels. It has offices in London, Aberdeen and Houston, with partners in Brazil and West Africa.
Its flagship vessel, the Ceona Amazon, is a multi-functional vessel capable of operating in multiple pipelay (rigid/flexible pipe and umbilicals) and operational mode (heavy subsea construction). At 199 m long, it is equipped for heavy lifting with two 400 t deepwater cranes, and has capacity to carry more than 8500 t of rigid pipe. The Ceona Amazon is due to enter service early 2015. She will be christened on the 3rd of December 2014.
Polar Onyx and Normand Pacific
The Polar Onyx is a high-capacity new-built flexible pipelay and construction vessel designed to the highest standard for dynamic positioning, DP3 (Operations+), and equipped with a 250t AHC offshore crane and a 275 t vertical lay system. Similar to the Ceona Amazon, it is capable of installing pipeline and umbilicals to water depths of 3000 m. She is chartered for 5 years from GC Rieber Shipping, with option for 5 additional years.
The Normand Pacific, built in 2010, is a DP3 offshore construction vessel equipped with a 200 t knuckle boom crane. She has been chartered by Ceona for one year and fitted with a 75 t vertical lay tower, a reel drive system and two new high-specification work class ROVs for deepwater flexible pipelay and subsea construction in deep and ultradeep waters.
Ceona is certified by DNV to ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards.
FPAL supplier number: 10053050 – Achilles ID: 29319
Adapted from press release by Cecilia Rehn
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