Offshore staff
ZUG, Switzerland– Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit has started pipelay operations for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
It will continue installation of the stretch of pipeline laid by sister vesselSolitaire, which started working offshore Finland in September.
TheSolitaire has transferred to the southern part of the Swedish EEZ, where it will work on construction of the 510-km (317-mi) section there for the next few months.
Both pipelayers are supported by a survey vessel, which will monitor pipelay and ensure that the line is installed at its correct position on the seafloor along the agreed route.
Pipe joints will be supplied around the clock from logistics hub in Hanko, Finland and Karlshamn, Sweden.
Currently Nord Stream 2 has received permits in four out of the five countries where offshore pipelay is due to take place.
Construction is also ongoing at the Russian and German landfalls are ongoing, and Allseas’Audacia recently finished its program in German waters. To date around 370 km (230 mi) of pipeline have been laid.
12/26/2018
