DeepOcean Brasil Servicos Ltda., a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding, has been awarded a one-year extension of contract for the provision of flexible repair and inspection, maintenance and repair services from Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) using the Deep Endeavour.
Deep Endeavour is a multi-purpose subsea support construction and cable-lay vessel, with work class ROV, riser recovery and deployment system and more than 1600sq m deck space.
The vessel's track record includes ROV based subsea maintenance operations, saturation diving support, as well topsides construction support.
Deep Endeavour has already proven her performance in the Brazilian inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) market, and will maintain her special capability for repairing flexible pipelines and electro hydraulic control umbilicals.
“DeepOcean has an extensive track record in providing IMR services for our oil and gas customers worldwide. We are pleased that Petrobras values our IMR services, and has extended the contract with DeepOcean. This award allows us to maintain our long term commitment to Brazilian subsea industry even in a strained global subsea business environment,” says Mads Bårdsen DeepOcean’s EVP International.