Ezra awards pipe-layer contract to Labroy

Singapore based Ezra Holdings has awarded a contract to Labroy Shipbuilding and Engineering worth $25.5 million, which excludes owner furnished equipment, to build an ultra-large pipe laying, accommodation, well service and maintenance vessel. The vessel is to be delivered by the first half of 2009.

The vessel will be the second of its kind in Ezra’s fleet after hull 600, and the second to be equipped with a Class DP2 system, upgradeable to DP3. “This latest vessel can be used for all types of deepwater work in demanding weather conditions,” says Ezra MD Lionel Lee. “Our scheduled fleet delivery not only meets the strong offshore demand but will also help drive our earnings beyond FY2008. We have strategically grown our fleet and capabilities so that Ezra can provide oil majors an integrated range of offshore support services and work closely with them as their total solutions provider in the field, thus enhancing our competitive edge.”

The vessel will be engineered, like its sister vessels, for safety, efficiency and speed to provide pipe-laying, maintenance, installation, well service and construction services to deep water rigs and platforms. It meets high safety and living standards for long sea voyages, as well as offshore construction and production projects.

The newbuilding will be approximately 125 metres long, and will be able to provide hotel standard accommodations, complying with MODU code safety standards, for up to 500 persons.

Its DP capability will also enable the vessel to provide maintenance, installation and construction services to deep water rigs and platforms. It will have the ability to carry out hook-ups, survey and inspection projects with appropriate equipment support.

In addition to DP, the vessel’s position keeping capabilities will include an 8-point mooring system. Helideck facilities will be designed to the highest CAA UK CAP 437 standards allowing Sirkosky 61N, 92N and Super Puma helicopters to be deployed. Propulsion will comprise six azimuth and tunnel thrusters.