THE PROBLEM Petrobel (a joint venture company between ENI & the Egyptian General Petroleum Company), required Aquatic to complete the offshore installation of a 7” threaded tubing pipeline in the Mediterranean Sea. The operation was part of Maridive Offshore Project’s (MOP) scope aboard Maridive 232, a DPII Diving support vessel hired by PETROBEL for various subsea installation works. Petrobel asked MOP to study the use of Maridive 232 for the laying of 7”X 7km sea line on urgent basis. MOP studied the possibility of constructing a temporary pipe lay firing line on board the vessel to fulfil client requirements. THE SOLUTION During the early stages of the project, Aquatic assisted MOP with the front-end project engineering services, including equipment selection, deck layout rev

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