Royal IHC has bagged the contrqact to design and build of a new reel lay vessel for Subsea 7.
The high specification vessel will be capable of installing complex rigid flowlines including pipe-in-pipe systems.
In close cooperation with Subsea 7, IHC has incorporated several innovative features to make it the most technologically advanced vessel to date.
The vessel’s compact dimensions are facilitated by the creative positioning of its three engine rooms and main reel, efficient use of the superstructure, and low-profile pipelay ramp.
Royal IHC has delivered a total of eight vessels to Subsea 7 in the course of their longstanding relationship.
This new Reel lay vessel will be the first to be equipped with a pipe lay system, also designed, engineered and built by IHC.
Delivery of the vessel is planned for early 2020.
Dave Vander Heyde, chief executive of Royal IHC, said: “We are very proud of the confidence that Subsea 7 has placed in IHC.
“Our integrated approach to vessel design will give Subsea 7 an industry leading asset that sets a new standard in offshore pipe lay.
“Based on the ratio between top pipe tension and payload to displacement, this will be one of the most cost effective vessels to enter the market.”