M² Subsea, Frontera Offshore Team Up for Gulf of Mexico Project

M² Subsea has joined forces with Frontera Offshore to deliver remedial pipeline work for Permaducto in the Ku-Maloob-Zaap (KMZ) oil field in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico.

The contract marks the first award for M² Subsea in the Gulf of Mexico region.

The project will see personnel from M² Subsea’s onboard Frontera Offshore’s chartered multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) Tehuana, to facilitate pre and post lay surveys for Frontera Offshore.

The survey work will be carried out along a 7.5 km section of the KMZ-94 pipeline to be stabilized for the Mexican pipeline contractor, Permaducto.

Two Triton work class ROVs will be deployed from the MPSV Tehuana to deliver the survey services, with 277 mattresses being installed at a depth of approximately 250 ft.

Mike Arnold, M² Subsea chief executive officer, said: “The Frontera Offshore contract demonstrates our willingness and desire to collaborate with other like-minded companies in order to provide strong, knowledgeable partnerships so clients feel comfortable working within region.”

Brad McNeill, CEO of Frontera Offshore said: “Frontera is pleased to have been awarded this project, and especially to be collaborating with M² Subsea for a successful campaign. This is a big step toward our goal of becoming a leading subsea contractor in the sector.”