Inchcape providing logistical support for Rashid C installations

July 6, 2015
Technip has contracted Inchcape Shipping Services to provide marine agency services and logistics for Dubai Petroleum Establishment’s offshore Rashid C project.

Offshore staff

DUBAI, UAE – Technip has contracted Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) to provide marine agency services and logistics for Dubai Petroleum Establishment’s (DPE) offshore Rashid C project.

ISS will provide logistics including port agency, crew transfer, visa assistance and cargo services, probably into 1Q 2016, with a dedicated marine operations team member based at Technip’s operations office at Dubai Dry Docks.

Technip’s scope of work comprises construction and installation of the Rashid C platform, featuring a 900-metric ton (992-ton) deck and a 500-metric ton (551-ton) jacket, and more than 100 km (62 mi) of pipelines ranging in diameter from 6- to 30-in., along with associated risers, smart flanges, and tie-in spools.

The contractor will deploy its derrick pipelay vesselG1201 and the dive support vessel Adams Challenge for the program.

07/06/2015