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20-08-2008 Ship of the month - Aug 08
The ship of the month, the "Wellservicer", is in dock at Orskov Yard A/S in Frederikshavn. During its stop-over at Orskov Yard, "Wellservicer" has undergone repair and maintenance work.
"Wellservicer"
The ship of the month, the "Wellservicer", is in dock at Orskov Yard A/S in Frederikshavn. During its stop-over at Orskov Yard, "Wellservicer" has undergone repair and maintenance work. Especially the thrusters have been thoroughly overhauled ensuring optimal station keeping and attitude control in the future. Orskov Yard A/S repairs and converts all kinds of vessels up to 215 x 34 metres. Visit www.orskovyard.dk for further information.
The vessel
The "Wellservicer" is a pipelay and subsea construction vessel. A versatile multi-role vessel that combines heavy lift capability with either diver or diverless support.
The vessel is capable of supporting up to 18 divers and is fitted with all the necessary equipment as e.g. decompression chambers and diving bells. "Wellservicer" is also fitted with an ROV (remotely operated vehicle) system. An ROV is a tethered underwater robot used in the off shore industry. ROVS are unoccupied, highly maneuverable and operated by a person onboard the vessel. It is linked to the ship by a tether carrying data signals back and forth between the operator and the vehicle.
The "Wellservicer" also carries a heavy lift crane. The heavy lift crane is of a unique design incorporating two independent cranes mounted on a single revolving pedestal and the system allows the two cranes to be operated both independently or together. The cranes have a total lifting capacity of 130 tonnes when operated together.
Technical specifications
Length overall 111.4 m
Length between pp 100 m
Breadth moulded 22.5 m
Depth moulded 11.0 m
Draught 7.26 m
Tonnage 9,158 t
The operator
The "Wellservicer" is one of 16 operating pipelay and subsea construction vessel owned by the Technip corporation. Technip employs 23,000 people in 46 countries, executes projects throughout the world and specializes in engineering, technologies and project management for the oil and gas industry.
The vessel primarily serves international oil and gas companies like Statoilhydro, BP and Shell in their subsea search after and exploitation of the world's energy resources. The design of the "Wellservicer" and its stabilizing systems make Wellservicer a highly stable base for subsea operations.