Signet Transports Second LLOG Rig to GofM
On September 14, five Signet Maritime ASD/Z-Drive tugboats, the SIGNET ENTERPRISE, SIGNET RELIANCE, SIGNET MAGIC, SIGNET WEATHERLY, and SIGNET VOLUNTEER successfully completed the Towout of LLOG’s DELTA HOUSE semisubmersible production facility to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
In June 2011, Signet also assisted with LLOG’s highly successful OPTI-EX Floating Production System (FPS) for the Who Dat development field located in Mississippi Canyon 503/504/547.
Signet Maritime’s Tractor fleet escorts DELTA HOUSE to the Gulf of Mexico. Captain Jeet Kar, CEO of Marine Contracting LLC, said of the job, “The tugs not only maneuvered and escorted DELTA HOUSE safely outside of the jetties, the captains made me feel comfortable by willingly ‘staying on’ in heavy seas till such time all the ocean tugs were hooked up.”
Signet’s International Operations Complex located in Ingleside, Texas was responsible for assisting with the arrival of each hull on a heavy lift vessel (HLV), offload in the deep hole, lifts & sets, stability (incline) testing, and sail-out. Signet Masters participated in a series of Major Project Risk Assessment (MPRA) meetings to carefully prepare for every evolution of the project. “The diversity and depth of our fleet allowed our customer to select the proper mix and configuration for each scope of work” said J. Barry Snyder,President. Snyder added, “Signet was honored to participate in the record breaking 10,400 short ton lift, executed by Kiewit Offshore Services Heavy Lift Device (HLD). Our Captains carefully studied the dynamic placement of this very intense, heavy truss, and enabled the lift and set to be completed in less than five hours from hull positioning to full release of the topsides.”