Marine Subsea (UK) was praised after successful delivery of a $1.0 million (£656,000) contract for operator Repsol for works near the Casablanca platform, offshore Spain.

Marine Subsea deployed 'Sarah', its multi-purpose offshore intervention vessel, to prepare three platform J-tubes for installation work scheduled next year and modify existing trawl protection structures at two well sites.

The J-tube work included relocation of an existing but abandoned 6-inch flexible pipe. The entire operation was contracted, organised, and completed in less than four weeks over June and July. The vessel is now in transit to Aberdeen to start subsea well abandonment operations.

Alasdair Cowie, Managing Director of Marine Subsea UK said, 'We are delighted that Repsol chose to use our state-of-the-art vessel 'Sarah', which we brought over from West Africa, for this important piece of work. She is designed and equipped with the latest technology and can offer subsea well intervention operations faster and more economically than traditional exploration semi-submersibles.'

Roy Robinson, Project Manager for Repsol said, 'We are extremely impressed with the efficient and safe operation that Marine Subsea delivered for us off the coast of Spain. It is helping us get prepared for new installation work that is planned for 2011. This is the second time Repsol has worked with Marine Subsea and on both occasions everyone involved was impressed with both the capabilities of their vessels and professionalism of their personnel.'

The Sarah is an Ulstein SX121 DP3 vessel that is capable of operating in depths of 3,000 metres. The vessel has deck capacity of 1,470 metres2 and main features include a tower, main crane and two heavy duty workclass ROVs.

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