Subsea seismic ship provider PGS has unveiled it’s fourth Ramford Titan vessel – the Hyperion.
And it claims to be the most powerful and efficient marine survey acquisition vessel in the world.
The class of ship has advanced maritime technology coupled with the imaging capabilities of the ‘GeoStreamer’ seismic data technology.
It’s ultra wide stern allows for a wide distribution of ‘streamers’ to capture a fuller picture of the seabed.
Per Arild Reksnes, executive vice president of operations at PGS, said: “The Ramform Hyperion completes our newbuild program and increases the productivity of the PGS fleet. The four Ramform Titan-class vessels and the two Ramform S-class vessels constitute our core fleet of ultra-high-end Ramforms.
“These vessels can tow more streamers than any other vessel as well as tow extremely wide streamer spreads. Hence, surveys can be tailor made to meet our customers’ needs, be it the highest possible data quality or the most efficient coverage of a large exploration area.”
The Ramform design was created by Roar Ramde in the early 1990’s.
The first vessel of the Ramform Titan-class came in 2013 with the delivery of Ramform Titan, which was followed by Ramform Atlas in 2014 and Ramform Tethys in 2016.
PGS say these three vessels have delivered beyond expectations on all aspects and especially within safety, efficiency and productivity. Now that the fourth, and last, member of the Ramform Titan-class family has been delivered.
Ramform Hyperion, along with its sister vessel the Ramform Tethys, are said to be the two most powerful and efficient marine seismic acquisition vessels in the world.
The Ramform Titan-class’s 70 meter broad stern allows space for 24 streamer reels: 16 reels aligned abreast and 8 reels further forward, with capacity for 12 kilometer streamers on each reel.
The period between major yard stays is also extended by approximately 50%, compared to earlier generation vessels.