Subsea 7’s flagship ‘Seven Borealis’, a customised SOC 5000 design designed by ULSTEIN has been nominated for the prestigious Ship of the Year Award organised by the Offshore Support Journal.
The Seven Borealis measures 182.2 x 46.2 metres and has a moulded depth of 16.1 metres.
This state-of-the-art pipelay/heavy lift vessel, delivered 2012, is designed by Ulstein Sea of Solutions for world-wide operations and is Subsea 7’s strategic enabler suited to meeting the requirements of today’s ultra-deep and deepwater projects in the world’s harshest environments. In November 2012, Subsea 7 announced a record SURF contract from Total E&P Norge AS for the development of the gas field Martin Linge, located 180 km west of Bergen in the North Sea.
The award winner is determined by the Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference advisory panel and the readership of Offshore Support Journal, and the winner will be announced at the Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference Gala Dinner on 19 February in London.
[mappress] Ulstein, January 15, 2013