Wärtsilä to supply new design for state-of-th...

Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade and Technical Press release, 22 December 2011


Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading solutions provider, is to supply the
design and propulsors/positioning system for a series of two new flexible pipe
laying vessels (PLVs) for advanced operations. The vessels are to be built at
the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in the Republic of
Korea. The owner and operator of the vessels is a joint venture formed between
France-based energy industry company, Technip and the Brazilian oil & gas
industry company, Odebrecht Óleo & Gás (OOG). The vessels will work on a long-
term charter in Brazilian waters for Petrobras.

The contract represents a major breakthrough for Wärtsilä Ship Design in Brazil
and is further recognition of Wärtsilä's leading position in ship design with
one of the world's major shipyards. The new VS 4146 PLV design has been tailored
to the stringent requirements of both the owners and Petrobras. The vessels,
which have a high pipe lay tension capacity of 550 tonnes, are designed to
achieve optimal fuel consumption in the design conditions, and to meet the need
for efficient flexible pipe laying operations. They will be utilized mainly to
install umbilical and flexible flow lines and risers to connect sub-sea wells to
floating production units in waters more than 2,500 metres deep.

"The selection of Wärtsilä Ship Design for this important and challenging
project reflects our strong global track record in designing state-of-the-art
pipe laying vessels," says Riku-Pekka Hägg, Vice President Ship Design, Wärtsilä
Ship Power. "These ships will be a high profile representation of our
capabilities in this area for oil and gas companies operating in Brazilian
waters."

DSME, Technip, and OOG are all existing customers of Wärtsilä having earlier
ordered equipment and/or design services for numerous new build projects.

Fact box:
Type: VS 4146 PLV (Pipe laying Vessel)
Length: 145.60 m
Breadth moulded: 30 m
Depth moulded: 12.7 m
Link to an image of Pipe laying Vessel

Read more aboutWärtsilä Ship Design

For further information, please contact:
Mr Inge Skaar
Director, Project Development and Naval Architecture
Wärtsilä Ship Design Norway AS
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]


Ms Mirja-Maija Santala
Media Manager
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel. [phone] 827
[e-mail]

Wärtsilä in brief:
Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine
and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total
efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the
vessels and power plants of its customers.
In 2010, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 4.6 billion with more than 17,500
employees. The company has operations in 160 locations in 70 countries around
the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.
www.wartsila.com





VS 4146 PLV : 


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