Prosafe to assist North Sea Thistle tank removal

Prosafe’s semisubmersible Safe Zephyrus will support removal of the redundant subsea tank and re-habitation of EnQuest’s Thistle Alpha platform in the UK northern North Sea.

March 16, 2020

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The semisubmersible accommodation support vessel Safe Zephyrus.

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STAVANGER, Norway – Prosafe’s semisubmersible Safe Zephyrus will support removal of the redundant subsea tank and re-habitation of EnQuest’s Thistle Alpha platform in the UK northern North Sea.

Jesper Kragh Andresen, CEO of Prosafe, said: “Synergies with the existing contract commencing May 1, also in the UK sector, will allow for a seamless transition…”

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