DSM Commences Offshore Trinidad Project
Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), a Vryhof Anchors company, has commenced operations in providing mooring equipment, design and marine supervisory services to Maersk Drilling in Trinidad. The news follows the recent awarding of a contract to Maersk Drilling by Shell for the deep-water semi-submersible rig Maersk Developer, which covers drilling activities in block E of the East Coast Marine Area (ECMA) offshore Trinidad.
In addition to the contract, Vryhof will also deliver the Stevshark Rex to the project. The anchor has a holding power of up to 47% more than previous anchors and can be used in all hard soil conditions. “Today’s announcement is a tremendous achievement for Deep Sea Mooring and Vryhof Anchors – demonstrating our commitment to the Caribbean and South America on the back of the recent successful work we carried out with Maersk Drilling in Colombia,” says Wolfgang Wandl, CEO at Vryhof.
Under the terms of the contract DSM will provide: – A broad array of high quality mooring equipment, including chain, fibre ropes, anchors, connectors, buoyancy and handling equipment, with operators able to access the service history of every component; – Mobilisation and demobilisation services; – Mooring design services including mooring analyses and geotechnical assessment; – The deployment of marine supervisors offshore Trinidad to assist Maersk Drilling and Shell in the drilling campaign that may last up to three years.
As well as personnel in the field, the project will be served from DSM Norway.