Dubai: Dubai Drydocks World has won a contract to build a state-of-the-art oil well intervention compact semi-submersible (CSS) vessel.
This will be the Dubai company's third order from integrated energy industries service provider Hallin Marine, a statement said.
The vessel will cost $110 million (Dh403 million).
Designed by STX Canada Marine, the diesel and electric CSS's primary function will be to facilitate repair and maintenance of an existing well via chemical injection on braided lines.
It will do this by extending perforation tunnels, and effectively maximising and extending the productive life of the well.
The CSS will be equipped with four fixed-pitch Azimuth thruster units and full DP-3 capacity, which enables automatic as well as manual dynamic positioning and heading control in harsh environmental conditions.
It also would have a multiple inherent fail-safe capability.
Denis Welch, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai's Drydocks World Southeast Asia, noted that the vessel's main capability of repair and maintenance would be aligned with one of Drydocks World's main strengths.
"It will enable the marine equivalent of keyhole surgery to sub-sea oil production systems," he said.
"This is an exciting first for Drydocks World, also the first of its kind to be manufactured in Batam.
Other features of the 84-metre, 8,200 dwt vessel include an active heave-compensated offshore crane, a single line lifting of 150 tonnes, a complete active heave-compensated, electro-hydraulic deep water lowering system, a five tonnes provision crane, and two ROV systems — one launched via the internal moonpool and the other from the vessel's starboard.
The CSS can accommodate up to 152 sub-sea team members.
Hallin Chief Executive John Giddens said: "Drydocks World has produced two excellent vessels for us in building the Ullswater and the Windermere and its engagement and enthusiasm for the CSS, along with a competitive price, convinced us it was the right company to build our new flagship."
The subsea operations vessel, Windermere, was completed at Drydocks World's Singapore yard and was to be delivered shortly.
The Ullswater was delivered in February 2009.
The contract for the new CSS vessel, classed by ABS, which would also be named like its predecessors, after one of the 26 lakes in the UK's Lake District, has just been signed in Singapore.
Drydocks World has been in the maritime industry for more than 25 years.
It describes itself as a specialist in ship repair, offshore, shipbuilding, repair, conversion, shipping and chandlery.
