TMC to provide compressors for Siem research vessel
June 1, 2021
Siem Offshore has contracted TMC Compressors to supply a marine compressed air system for the research vessel JOIDES Resolution.
The research vessel JOIDES Resolution.
Offshore staff
OSLO, Norway – Siem Offshore has contracted TMC Compressors (TMC) to supply a new marine compressed air system for the research vessel JOIDES Resolution.
Under the contract, TMC will supply a complete marine compressed air system that consists of three large screw compressors plus refrigerant air dryers and filters to provide a constant supply of dry, clean air. The equipment will be retrofitted onboard the JOIDES Resolution.
The value of the contract was not disclosed.
The 143-m (469-ft) long JOIDES Resolution is a dynamically positioned non-riser drilling/coring vessel capable of operating in water depths of 7,000 m (22,966 ft), and with holes cored to depths of 2,000 m (6,562 ft) below the seafloor.
