Successful naming and launch ceremony for SEVEN PACIFIC

 

IHC Merwede and Subsea 7 are pleased to announce that the SEVEN PACIFIC was successfully named and launched on Saturday 20 March 2010 at Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The ceremony was conducted at the IHC Merwede Offshore & Marine division’s shipyard by Ann Clarkson, the wife of BP’s Senior Vice President, E&P Projects Execution, David Clarkson.

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The SEVEN PACIFIC is a state-of-the-art pipelaying and construction ice-class vessel, which is suitable for unrestricted operation worldwide. It is capable of installing flexible pipes and umbilicals in water up to 3,000 metres deep.
IHC Merwede Offshore & Marine was awarded the contract for the design and build of the SEVEN PACIFIC in April 2008. The construction work has since been carried out at the IHC Merwede Offshore & Marine division’s facilities at Krimpen aan den IJssel. The keel was laid on 15 July 2009 and the finished vessel is scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of this year. 
This is the fourth vessel contracted by Subsea 7 to the IHC Merwede Offshore & Marine division, the others being: the SEVEN OCEANS (pipelaying); the SEVEN SEAS (pipelaying and construction); and the SEVEN ATLANTIC (dive support).

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Main features
The vessels pipelaying equipment has a tension capacity of 260 tonnes and a 2,500-tonne storage capacity for flexible pipe on the underdeck carousels. It also has a built-in deepwater dual 3,000 metre-rated work-class ROV spread and a comprehensive survey system.
A large deck area of 1,700m2 has been incorporated into the SEVEN PACIFIC for equipment and reel storage. The ship has a 6.6kV integrated electric power generation system and is propelled by triple electric motor-driven azimuth thrusters with fixed pitch propellers in nozzles at the stern. One retractable azimuth thruster and two transverse thrusters have also been installed to the fore.

Vertical Lay System
Huisman Equipment designed and built the 260-tonne Vertical Lay System, twin underdeck carousels and the 250-tonne heave-compensated knuckle boom crane.

Profile Subsea 7
Subsea 7 is one of the world's leading engineering and construction companies offering all the expertise and assets that make Subsea Umbilical, Riser and Flowline (SURF) field development and operation possible. With a multi-national workforce in excess of 5,000 personnel, the company's offshore operations are supported out of the North Sea, Africa, Brazil, North America and Asia Pacific.

Profile IHC Merwede
IHC Merwede is focused on the continuous development of its design and construction activities for the specialised shipbuilding sector, in particular the dredging and offshore industries. IHC Merwede is the world market leader in the construction of specialist dredging equipment. IHC Merwede is also recognised as an outstanding builder of complex, custom-built vessels for offshore construction. The clients of IHC Merwede include major dredging companies, oil and gas groups, offshore contractors and government authorities.
IHC Merwede has a staff of over 3,000 at its locations in the Netherlands. The company also has operations in China, Croatia, France, India, the Middle East, Nigeria, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, the UK and the USA.


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For more information please contact:

IHC Merwede Holding B.V.
Mrs. Renée van Krimpen-Baudesson
T +31 184 41 15 55
M +31 622 99 13 29
communication@ihcmerwede.com


Additional information

Main Particulars:
Name	SEVEN PACIFIC
Length overall (excluding crane and anchors)	133.15m
Length between perpendiculars	121.15m
Breadth moulded (lifting)	24.00m
Depth main working deck (moulded)	10.00m
Design draught (moulded)	6.50m
Scantling draught (moulded)	6.75m
Speed	14.20kn
Deadweight at scantling draught	7,800t
DP Class	2
Main crane capacity	250t
Operating depth	2,500m
Pipe capacity	2,500t
Maximum diameter	24 inch
Operating depth	3,000m
No workclass ROVs	2
Total installed power	13,840kW

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