Cal Dive's newQ4000, a semisubmersible multi-service vessel, completed its first assignment on a Gulf of Mexico field development in 3,725 ft water depth.
TheQ4000installed two rigid steel jumpers, including one subsea wet gas meter and electrical flying leads for Mariner Energy for the King Kong/Yosemite development in Green Canyon 472 and 516. Mariner and Agip Petroleum each hold 50% interest in the fields.
"We were surprised at the efficiency of the contracting process and the bottom-line, overall cost-effectiveness of the vessel for even a small operation such as this," Dave Huber, senior vice president of operations for Mariner Energy, said.
Cal Dive subsidiary Canyon Offshore performed the remotely operated vehicle tasks for the project.
The $180 million flagship of the Cal Dive deepwater fleet is en route to Brazil transporting a compressor module for Petrobras' Merluza platform and other offshore contracting work.
