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would be equipped with pipelaying and other
offshore construction work capabilities.
Newly elected Managing Director Mika
Laurilehto commented on the project: “This
is the largest individual engineering package
contracted by Deltamarin so far. There will be
more than 230 specialists working at the peak
periods in the second half of this year. The
total duration of the contracted engineering
phase is one year. We are committed and
prepared to take on this task to do our part
in this remarkable Pieter Schelte project.
The execution will involve Deltamarin Group
companies and our global partner network in
addition to our own staff in Finland.”
The contract strengthened Deltamarin’s
position in the offshore oil- and gas-related
market. “There are natural synergies there,
and the knowledge we have accumulated
in naval architecture and marine systems
engineering can be fully utilised,” said
Laurilehto.
Pioneering Spirit was the largest vessel
ever designed in Finland, and the subject of
major competition in the ship design business.
It was expected to take 200 man-years to
Decommissioning,
installation and
pipelaying vessel
Pioneering Spirit
(originally named Pieter
Schelte) is the largest
construction vessel ever
built and designed. Here
the Johan Sverdrup
processing platform
is lifted on top of the
jacket in a single-lift
operation by Pioneering
Spirit.
(PHOTO: EQUINOR)