Shipyard Hijos de J. Barreras has launched the ‘WG Columbus', a seismic vessel built for the UK-based WesternGeco Company in Spain.
The newly launched vessel is the first of a series of four. WesternGeco is the world's largest geophysical services company. Services range from 3D and time-lapse (4D) seismic surveys to multicomponent surveys for delineating prospects and reservoir management. The new vessel, along with three vessels to be built, is designed to prospect oilfields in any place in the world. ‘WG Columbus' has a length of 88.8 metres with a 19-metre beam. The outer look of the new vessel has an innovative design to its bow, called an inverted bow: the stem is developed opposite to conventional vessels. The control equipment of the seismic vessel contains state-of-the-art equipment, and the vessel has advanced dynamic positioning equipment. The diesel/electric propelling plant has been specially designed to make the fast-response compatible with smooth movements of the vessel. It has six main generator sets of 1,710kW each consisting of a 1000rpm, 1,800kW diesel engine. ‘WG Columbus' has a heliport and accommodation space for 69 people. The vessel was built in compliance with the regulations and under special monitoring by DNV, in order to achieve level + 1A1 SF, EO, DYNPOS-AUTR, CLEAN DESING, COMF-V839, ICE-C, NAUT-AW, and HELDK.
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