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Friday, September
22, 2000
Barge order for FirstWave/Newpark
FirstWave/Newpark Shipbuilding announced yesterday that it has
been awarded a contract by Rhodia, Inc. of Houston, Texas for
the construction of three inland service double-hulled tank barges.
Each barge measures 250 ft x 42 ft x 12
ft, with a cargo capacity of 2200 short tons. The barges were
designed by the Metairie, Louisiana naval architecture firm of
Shearer & Assoc., Inc.
Well intervention deal
On the Norwegian Continental Shelf alone, there will soon be
more than 300 subsea wells in existence. Currently, well-intervention
work is performed using semi-submersible drilling rigs. Now,
ProSafe ASA and Schlumberger Oilfield Services have entered into
a co-operation agreement that will see ProSafe use the semi-submersible
rig MSV Regalia, for well intervention on subsea wells. The intention
is to be ready for operation during the fall of 2001.
MSV Regalia is a modern, multi-service
rig with a DP3 dynamic positioning system. It is fully equipped
for deep-water operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
ProSafe and Schlumberger will form a joint
integrated operational unit which will offer all types of services
related to subsea well maintenance--including cable operations,
coiled tubing, cementing, pumping, well control and well testing.
The companies say that due to the unique
positions they hold in the markets for multi-service vessels
and well intervention, a cooperation between them will contribute
to increasing the oil companies' production from existing subsea
wells.
ProSafe sees the agreement as a breakthrough
in its strategy of developing a fleet of multi-service vessels.
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