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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.

Shown is a stock image of the Heerema owned Deepwater Construction Vessel (DCV) Balder. The Balder was built as a semi-submersible crane vessel in 1978 and converted to a DCV in 2001.

This oil rig stock photograph was taken from the back deck of the URS owned Union Manta vessel at night. The Union Manta is an anchor handling tug supply vessel.


  • Taken: 2011:01:06 22:25:52
  • Aperture: f/4
  • Time: 1/13 sec
  • ISO: 800
  • Focal Length: 24 mm
  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • Keywords: DOF Subsea, DOF, Heerema, Union Manta, BP, Block 31, offshore, oil and gas, Angola, Balder, Deepsea Construction Vessel, night
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