Deepwater Mooring Line Contract
Deepwater rope manufacturer, Lankhorst Ropes, has secured the first-ever, worldwide order for Dyneema synthetic mooring rope for deepwater MODU (Mobile Operating Drilling Unit) projects from Brazilian oil and gas producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras). Gama 98 is a rope construction developed by Lankhorst Ropes specifically for deepwater mooring, and used on a number of major deepwater projects in the Gulf of Mexico.
The rope will feature up to 12 Dyneema SK78 yarn sub-ropes. Developed by DSM, Dyneema SK78 is a high modulus polyethylene fibre. This will be the first time the 630t MBL rope has been used for MODU mooring. In total Lankhorst Ropes will supply 15,000m of Gama 98 rope, manufactured at the Lankhorst Ropes Offshore Division factory in Portugal. Wilco Stroet, managing director , Lankhorst Ropes welcomed the Petrobras order, “This is excellent news. We are delighted to be working with Petrobras, the world leader in deepwater oil extraction, on this strategically important project as the company develops its global business in oil and gas production.”
Lankhorst Ropes
Lankhorst Ropes is the trade name of the registered company Lankhorst Touwfabrieken bv, which is a part of the Maritime & Offshore Rope Division within the Royal Lankhorst Euronete Group bv. Lankhorst Ropes combine more than two centuries of experience with a strong innovative ability and technical production techniques. The company focuses especially on specialised fibre ropes made from mixes of raw materials in order to create rope products that have an added value with regards to breaking strength, life-time, safety and user friendliness. The organisation provides ist products to shipping lines and offshore companies throughout the world and they are the main supplier for new built ships in Europe, China, Japan and Korea.