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    1. Subsea

    Bibby re-engages MDL for North Sea riser placement

    June 12, 2018
    Maritime Developments will supply equipment to Bibby Offshore to support a flex-lay project, after completing an umbilical installation at a North Sea gas field for the same contractor.
    MDL RDS-400 reel drive system
    MDL RDS-400 reel drive system

    Offshore staff

    ABERDEEN, UK – Maritime Developments (MDL) will supply equipment to Bibby Offshore to support a flex-lay project, after completing an umbilical installation at a North Sea gas field for the same contractor.

    This involved use of the 400-metric ton (441-ton) MDL RDS-400 reel drive system, operated by MDL offshore specialists, and the company’s 3-m (9.8-ft) radius departure chute.

    The spread assisted recovery and replacement of a 2-km (1.2-mi) electrical umbilical.

    For the new project MDL will use the same RDS model to install a riser in an oilfield offshore Aberdeen.

    06/12/2018