FoundOcean is awarded the foundation grouting contract for a Jacket Installation by Saipem
FoundOcean has been awarded the offshore grouting contract for a four-legged wellhead jacket in a greenfield location in the North Sea. The award forms part of a three year agreement between FoundOcean and Saipem UK. The jacket will be installed in 81m water depth and the grouting is via a sub-sea grouting system. The grout line connections are located at EL -42.70m.
Paul Burns , Operations Director for FoundOcean commented, “ We’re pleased to have the opportunity to work with Saipem on this project and look forward to continuing the long and successful relationship between our two companies.”
The grouting operation will take place from onboard the S7000 and is due to mobilise in Q2 2011.
About FoundOcean
FoundOcean is the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industries. Its primary business is securing structures to the sea bed by foundation grouting. FoundOcean also provides structural repair services for subsea and offshore structures, as well as pipeline and cable support and protection services.
FoundOcean, now a privately held company, was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in the UK. Its specialist subsea and offshore engineering equipment is located for rapid deployment in key energy producing areas of the world including Europe, the Gulf of Mexico, South East Asia and the Middle East.
[mappress] Source: foundocean,June 01, 2011;