Solstad and Subsea 7 have held the official naming ceremony for the Normand Subsea, a newbuild remotely operated vehicle support vessel (ROVSV) - one of the largest and most sophisticated of its kind. Owned and built by Solstad and chartered by Subsea 7, the vessel was officially named at Stavanger Harbour in Norway on Thursday 17th September.
The vessel's Godmother is Catherine Gallagher, wife of Shell's Technical Vice President for Exploration and Production, John Gallagher, based in Aberdeen. The ceremony was attended by senior management from Solstad, Subsea 7 and Shell.
The Normand Subsea, which will be delivered to Subsea 7 later this year, is a state-of-the-art dynamically positioned Life of Field vessel, specifically designed for inspection, repair and maintenance work.
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For additional information, please contact:
Subsea 7 Corporate Communications:
Lyndsey Macdonald Tel +44 (0)1224 526793 E-mail : lyndsey.macdonald@subsea7.com
Notes to editors:
1. Subsea 7 is one of the world's leading subsea engineering and construction companies offering all the expertise and assets that make Subsea Umbilical, Riser and Flowline (SURF) field development possible.
2. With a multi-national workforce in excess of 5,000 people worldwide, the company's global offshore operations are supported out of the North Sea, Africa, Brazil, North America and Asia Pacific. Subsea 7 has a fleet of industry leading, dynamically-positioned ships capable of reeled and flexible pipelay, subsea construction and saturation diving and a portfolio of pipeline construction yards worldwide. (www.subsea7.com).
3. Vessel images, naming ceremony photos and vessel specifications available on request - please contact above.
