Oslo-headquartered Ocean services provider DeepOcean has lined up a five-year contract extension for its 2003-built general construction and subsea support DP II vessel Arbol Grande.
The vessel has been employed with Diavaz to perform inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services in Mexico for the next five years, DeepOcean said.
Operations will be managed out of DeepOcean’s office in Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico. As it is reported, Arbol Grande has specifications “tailor made for the Mexican market.”
The vessel has been used as an accommodation and topside maintenance support vessel for several IMR contracts involving saturation, air diving, and other light construction support operations.
“We are very pleased to continue the relationship with Diavaz and committing Arbol Grande on a longer-term contract. The vessel has proven capabilities that fit very well for the southern part of Gulf of Mexico,” said Tony Stokes, managing director, DeepOcean Americas.
Arbol Grande is owned by DeepOcean and is part of an overall fleet of 17 vessels.
The Mexican-flagged vessel has a built-in accommodation for 199 persons and a 60Te constant tension crane, in addition to a secondary 60Te telescopic crane.
“The vessel has through her lifetime been employed with the same client, Diavaz, which for two decades has been a key client for DeepOcean in Mexico,” Stokes added.
