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Norwegian ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a contract extension with Mexican company Diavaz for the construction and subsea support vessel Arbol Grande.
The vessel will work on inspection maintenance and repair services in Mexican waters for the next five years. Operations will be managed out of the company’s office in Ciudad del Carmen.
The DeepOcean-owned Arbol Grande was delivered in 2003 with specifications tailor-made for the Mexican market. The vessel has been used as an accommodation and topside maintenance support vessel for several IMR contracts involving saturation and air diving, as well as other light construction support operations.
Since delivery, the vessel has been employed with Diavaz which has been DeepOcean’s partner in Mexico for over two decades.
“We are very pleased to continue the relationship with Diavaz and commit the vessel on a longer-term contract. The vessel has proven capabilities that fit very well for the southern part of the Gulf of Mexico,” said Tony Stokes, managing director of DeepOcean Americas.
The Mexican-flagged vessel has a built-in accommodation for 199 persons and a 60-tonne constant tension crane, in addition to a secondary 60-tonne telescopic crane and is part of DeepOcean’s 17-strong fleet. |
