Bourbon Orders ROV Launch and Recovery System
Kongsberg Maritime subsidiary Kongsberg Evotec informs it has signed an agreement with Bourbon Offshore Norway for the delivery of the E-LARS launch and recovery system for remote operated vehicles (ROV). The system, to be delivered in December 215, will be installed on an advanced new VARD 2-12 ARCTIC design AHTS vessel, which is developed for worldwide operations, including arctic regions. Through the development of E-LARS, Kongsberg Evotec has focused on environmental factors and safety of the operator and the equipment, the company said. The positive qualities of the permanent
Rig Moves: Mobilized for Performance
moving rigs or jackups in a maneuver referred to as a rig move. These complex operations require experience and the coordination of all stakeholders. Explanation by Pål-André Malø, superintendent for new construction, and former AHTS captain (Anchor Handling Tugs Supply) with Bourbon Offshore Norway. "Generally speaking, this operation mobilizes between 3 and 4 vessels tasked with pulling the anchors of the rig to position it. Most of the time, there are 8 anchors - sometimes 10 or 12 - weighing 6 to 20 tons each," Pål-André explains. Another technique, increasingl
Arctic Oil: Bourbon to Enter Arctic Market in 2016
market, the Bourbon Arctic will allow us to complement our range of services," said Rodolphe Bouchet, VP, Business Management Marine Services. Upon delivery, it will be ranked as the most powerful vessel in the Bourbon fleet. The shipmanager of this new-generation AHTS will be Bourbon Offshore Norway, which is already responsible for the two most powerful AHTS in the group's fleet, the Bourbon Surf and the Bourbon Borgstein
Oceaneering Exercise Charter Options on DP2 CSV
delivery in December 2007, this DP2 Construction Support Vessel has been operating as a field support vessel with BP Angola for the company's Greater Plutonium Field development (in Block 18). The first of the standard design North Ocean 100 series is jointly owned by Oceanteam Shipping and Bourbon Offshore Norway. The ship is 125 meters at length with a 27 meter beam. Its excellent seafaring capabilities, one 150 tonnes and one 100 tonnes fully heave compensated cranes, moon pool, 2000m2 free deck space and 120 accommodation enables CSV Bourbon Oceanteam 101 to be utilised for field support,
February 2024
