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The new-build market has evaporated and with the current oversupply, rates are unlikely to recover any time soon. Rig owners around the world will continue to delay the delivery of new rigs and consider scrappage of noncompetitive units. However the long term growing demand for energy will eventually drive up the oil price which will result in an increase in oil and gas exploration and production.
The drilling and production installations also require a significant support infrastructure ranging from personnel transfer to anchor handlings operations. Saltwater Engineering has completed several projects for the offshore oil and gas industry that cover the towage of installations to new oil fields to on-site services for supporting vessels that operate as accommodation units for the process plant personnel.
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There are many different types of facilities from which offshore drilling operations take place. These include bottom founded drilling rigs, combined drilling and production facilities either bottom founded or floating platforms, and deepwater mobile offshore drilling units (MODU) including semi-submersibles and drillships.
Floating Production Storage and Offloading installation play a large role within the oil and gas industry. A Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) installation is a floating facility, usually based on a (converted) oil tanker hull. The vessel is equipped with hydrocarbon processing equipment for separation and treatment of crude oil, water and gases, arriving on board from sub-sea oil wells via flexible pipelines.
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What sets us apart?
Saltwater positions itself as a partner for custom engineering solutions. A proven track-record demonstrates that we are competent and that we are able to face any naval engineering challenge. What makes us stand out is our agility. Being agile is in our DNA and enables us to adapt quickly and move fast when needed.
We pride ourselves in being transparent and reliable. These are bold claims that we are staking every day. We communicate loud and clear, we manage expectations, we commit to promises made and we take ownership of a situation when needed.
The expertise of Saltwater in practice
Saltwater was contracted to optimize the lay-out of a cable layer vessel to the ever-developing offshore wind market.
Saltwater was contracted to complete a strength analysis for a cable tank and conducting a motion analysis.
Saltwater performed a feasibility check to convert the Skandi Sotra to a cable laying vessel to support the offshore wind farms.
Five caissons which have been used to moor a spare lock gate needed to be removed and transported.
Saltwater performed a feasibility check on a proposal to convert the PSV Skandi Sotra to a cable laying vessel.
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