Norwegian ocean providers supplier DeepOcean has accomplished the burial of a gas assist pipeline within the Gulf of Mexico on behalf of Genesis Vitality after introducing its jet trenching system to the US market.
DeepOcean’s trenching system, UT-1, was used for the burial of a portion of the Excessive Island A5 gas assist pipeline.
On the designated six-inch pipeline sections, the UT-1 met burial necessities that included a three-mile part stretching throughout the Sabine Move Fairway that referred to as for the pipeline to be lowered to 10-foot high of product.
The trenching work was carried out from the Volantis subsea building vessel, which carried out its first job in U.S. waters. The Volantis has been on constitution to DeepOcean since 2008.
“We’re thrilled to introduce our UT-1 jet trenching system and the Volantis to the U.S. market.
“The UT-1 ensures the integrity and stability of subsea belongings, enhancing the general reliability of subsea infrastructure” stated Tony Stokes, president of DeepOcean’s U.S. operation.
DeepOcean’s UT-1 is a flexible 2,800hp trencher able to conducting subsea trenching for cables and pipelines as much as 46” in diameter. It will possibly trench merchandise in extra of three meters deep, in water depths as much as 2,500 meters. It is usually able to finishing up backfill operations to offer additional pipeline safety.
Going ahead, the Volantis and UT-1 are scheduled for additional initiatives each offshore within the U.S. and globally, providing a variety of trenching providers for subsea pipelines and cables.
