Vryhof Bags Anchoring Contract with Cooper Energy
in Cooper’s main target drilling area - offshore Victoria, Australia - for the first time. The contract will result in full-scale engineering, pre-lay mooring design and analysis from Deep Sea Mooring that will be provided to Diamond Offshore’s semi-submersible drilling unit - the Ocean Monarch. In addition to the latest mooring and anchoring equipment, Vryhof Anchors’ expertise and geotechnical skills will also assist Cooper with the correct anchor selection for each offshore location. Local back deck services and marine representation will also be provided. The Ocean Monarch
MTR100: Global Maritime Mooring Group
the company to offer customers a full engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) package from design and installation through to hook-up of the complete mooring system. Global Maritime recently put this total mooring proposition to the test on the semisubmersible drilling unit Ocean Monarch with the operator Woodside. The total solution consisted of eight 1,750-meter mooring lines and four storm mooring lines to ensure stability during the cyclone season; high-strength Moorlink swivels used to relieve the twist and torque that builds up in the mooring line; and mK5 Stevshark anchors