BOURBON has takes delivery of the Bourbon Evolution 803, the 3rd vessel in the 1st large IMR series for the offshore industry. A series of vessels designed to operate in complete safety at depths of 3000 meters. The series is built in China by Sinopacific shipyard and the first of the series of 10, the Ungundja, has been operating off the coast of Angola since the end of 2011. Deliveries will continue until 2014.
The second in the series, the Bourbon Evolution 802, was delivered in September 2012 and operates off the coast of Nigeria. Most recent addition to the series and delivered at the end of January 2013, the Bourbon Evolution 803 will soon operate in Malaysia.
Resource exploration is going into increasingly deep waters and the new milestone for oil and gas marine industry operations is now at 2,500 to 3,000 meters. To meet this requirement, BOURBON has ordered a large series of 10 IMR (Inspection, Maintenance, Repair) vessels called Bourbon Evolution 800.
“ The series of 10 Bourbon Evolution 800 vessels means BOURBON can provide clients with a new generation of versatile vessels devoted to subsea operations. They are designed to meet future challenges in the offshore oil sector and operate at depths of 3,000m in complete safety. These vessels provide a variety of services in operational and economic harmony with the deep offshore market ,” says Christian Lefèvre, Chief Executive Officer of BOURBON.
“ The Bourbon Evolution 800 vessels are in line with the BOURBON strategy for fleet standardization and management optimization as proved by the successful choice of diesel-electric propulsion system on the Bourbon Liberty series, 2 large cranes that can work simultaneously and DP3 dynamic positioning .”
Optimized vessels to meet client requirements
The Bourbon Evolution 800 vessels have seen BOURBON launch a series that satisfies oil company requirements in terms of operational excellence, risk management and cost optimization in the deep offshore market:
Increased level of redundancy for improved reliability
Better maneuverability for completely safe operations
Interior layout designed for client comfort
Reduced operations costs
The series was designed to provide a range of operational configurations e.g. to accommodate over 200 people (floatel), support well intervention operations (wireline) and well testing operations (well-testing).
“Stand-by” firefighting and anti-pollution functions
Senior Vice President Business Management Subsea Services Patrick Belenfant says: “ The trust our clients have shown us in our first three sisterships from the Bourbon Evolution 800 series proves that BOURBON’s range of subsea services is in line with their requirements in terms of safety, reliability and cost”.
The Bourbon Evolution 800 series’ original configuration enables it to combat fire and pollution. The “stand-by” functions enable vessels to fight fire, rescue people from the water and deploy floating barriers to isolate hydrocarbons in the water and store them in the holds.
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Press Release, February 27, 2013