My recent work has been based offshore of Angola. Block 31 PSVM (Pluto, Saturno, Venus and Marte) fields are located in the North East sector of Block 31 at a depth of approximately 2000m. The fields lay about 400 kilometres north west of Luanda in Angola and are operated by BP.
Heerema owned Deepwater Construction Vessel (DCV) Balder at dawn
I have been based on the Union Manta vessel, owned and operated by URS. The Union Manta is an anchor handling tug supply vessel. Its main task is the support of the Balder construction vessel shown in the photo below.
Heerema owned Deepwater Construction Vessel (DCV) Balder taken from the Union Manta
The Balder is a Heerema-owned Deepwater Construction Vessel (DCV). The Balder was built as a semi-submersible crane vessel in 1978 and converted to a DCV in 2001.
Schilling ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) being launched from the URS owned Union Manta vessel
The stock photo shown above is of the Union Manta’s ROV being launched off the back deck. The ROV is a Schilling UHD and for this project we are operating at depths in excess of 2000m. It takes the ROV approximately forty minutes each dive to descend to or ascend from depth.
Shown above is the Discoverer Luanda, a Transocean owned drillship also operating in the field.
The back deck of the URS owned Union Manta vessel. The Union Manta is a anchor handling tug supply vessel currently operating in BP's Angola Block 31
Subsea 7 owned Seven Seas vessel, a construction / flexlay vessel capable of operating in water depths of up to 3000 metres
Another vessel operating nearby in the field is the Subsea 7 owned Seven Seas vessel, a construction / flexlay vessel capable of operating in water depths of up to 3000 metres.
The Heerema owned Deepwater Construction Vessel (DCV) Balder
Heerema owned Deepwater Construction Vessel (DCV) Balder at sunset
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Early morning photo of the Heerema owned Deepwater Construction Vessel (DCV) Balder
