Ullswater installs new subsea components on Natuna

Oct. 31, 2012
Hallin Marine has completed a subsea infrastructure, umbilicals, risers, and flowlines installation project at the Natuna gas field offshore Indonesia.

Offshore staff

SINGAPORE – Hallin Marine has completed a subsea infrastructure, umbilicals, risers, and flowlines installation project at the Natuna gas field offshore Indonesia.

The $3-million project called for deployment of Hallin’s DP-2 vesselUllswater to lay new underwater umbilicals. The scope extended to replacement and abandonment of existing system components and installation of new infrastructure.

Agip (Italy) discovered theNatuna gas field in the Greater Sarawak basin, about 1,100 km (683 mi) north of Jakarta. It remains the largest gas field discovered to date in Southeast Asia, with recoverable reserves estimated at 46 tcf.

Ullswater is currently sailing to its next offshore project, for another Indonesian oil company.

The 78 m (256 ft) long vessel is equipped for wellhead servicing, inspection and construction diving and ROV support. The vessel also includes a 15-man saturation diving system operable in 200 m-plus (656 ft) of water, plus a three-man moonpool-launched diving bell.

10/31/2012