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Also known as offshore support vessels, OSVs are specially designed

ships for the logistical servicing of offshore platforms and subsea
installations, from installation through the full service life of offshore
fields.
The Viking Lady offshore supply vessel is the only commercial vessel to use fuel cell technology. It has
been deployed in the North Sea.

It has been claimed that the Viking Lady is the most environmentally friendly vessel ever built. In
December 2009, the vessel was docked in central Copenhagen to demonstrate the successful
integration of fuel cell technology with traditional machinery.

The vessel was designed by Wartsila Ship Design and built on the western coast of Norway by West
Contractors. It has been classified as DNV 1A1 Supply Vessel by Det Norske Veritas. Viking Lady was
delivered its owner, Eidesvik Offshore, in April 2009. After its delivery, the vessel was chartered to
French oil company Total.

“It has been claimed that the Viking Lady is the most environmentally friendly vessel ever built.”

Viking Lady was the vessel chosen for the reserach. Phase one (2003-2006) involved a feasibility study,
concept development and initial design studies. The second phase (2007-2010) integrated a marinified
fuel cell power package, modern electronic systems, power electronics and control systems
technology.

The fuel cell was installed in Viking Lady in December 2009. In phase three, a higher-output version of
the fuel cell will be developed.

Design

Viking Lady is 92.2m long and 21m wide. It has a gross tonnage and dead weight of 6,100t and 5,900t
respectively, and is capable of accommodating 25 people.

The vessel has a deck area of 945m² and deck load of 3,450t. It has a water ballast capacity of 3,518m³,
and can hold 993m³ of fresh water and 167m³ of methanol.
Propulsion

The vessel has been installed with dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG)/diesel-electric power plant. If
required, the vessel can be reconfigured to operate on methanol.

Electricity for the propulsion is supplied by four Wartsila 6R32DF engines with an output of 2,010kW
each. Its four main generators are Alconza NIR 6391

A-10LWs, each producing 1,950kW of power. Its emergency generator is a Volvo Penta D9-MG-RC,
which is capable of producing 160V of power. The ship also has two Rolls Royce AZP 100FP propeller
systems.

The vessel’s engine uses the molten carbonate fuel cell and LNG to produce all power requirements.

The fuel cell operates at 650°C and generates 320kW of power. Hydrogen gas is the most favourable fuel
for the cell, but the technology has been developed to also work with methanol, LNG, biofuels, and
landfill gas.

Due to the combined use of the fuel cell and a gas engine, the vessel can reduce sulphur oxide by 100%,
nitrogen oxide by 85% and carbon dioxide by 20%.

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Ofshore Support Vessels (OSV)

Maridive owns and operates its own fleet as well as other parties fleet

Chartering and management of Offshore support vessels for all OSV types

Our OSV fleets consists of AHTS, AHT, DSV, PSV, Multi Purpose vessel, Mooring boats and Barges (The
new-building AHTS are fitted with Dynamic Positioning Systems Class 2 or 1 as well as with Fire Fighting
system Class 1)

Our activities includes:-

Anchor handling.
Offshore rig supplying

Oil Spill Recovery

Accommodation for divers and personnel

Fire-fighting

Providing safety and emergency response services

Supporting offshore construction projects

Marine salvage

Towing Operation

Maridive fleet currently comprises (49) marine units, details are as follows:

(29) Anchor handling towing supply vessel

(5) AHT

(2) Tug supply vessel

(5) Diving support vessel

(1) Multi Purpose

(7) Mooring Boat

As a result of deep water exploration the requirement for offshore service vessels have significantly
changed over the past years as oil activities have expanded to deep waters. Moreover sub-sea activities
have increased considerably. This development, combined with an increased focus on safety of
operations and high standard of performance, have been the main drivers for the technological
development of the vessels.

Vessel Chartering

Maridive are owner/operators of a fleet consisting of 50 Marine units including AHTS, AHT, PSV, DSV,
Multi-purpose vessels, Mooring boats and Barges which are chartered to all major oil companies both in
Egypt as well as International market.

Marine fire fighting

Most Maridive Anchor Handling vessels and Towing tugboats are equipped with the latest fire-fighting
equipment in the industry, and are able to deliver 1200m3/hour of water to fight fires of Offshore Rig,
Platforms, and / or vessels.

Salvage

Maridive is a member of the ISU (International Salvage Union) and performs various salvage activities
including but not limited to towing of casualties, refloating, cargo recovery, fire fighting, etc.

As well as a qualified teams and personnel, Maridive offers the added advantage to Salvage Operation of
having diving teams, inspections teams, R.O.V. Services.

Oil Spill recovery

Most of Maridive Units are equipped with spray booms for Oil Spill fighting and Maridive has purchased
the last technology of Mechanical Oil Spill Recovery from Norway. Maridive has history in participating
in international joint oil spill simulation exercises.

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Offshore Support Vessels

Certain offshore vessels provide the necessary manpower and technical reinforcement
required so that the operational processes in the high seas continue smoothly and
without any undesired interruptions. Such vessels are called as ‘offshore support
vessels.’
Offshore supply vessels transport the required structural components to the designated
high seas sector along with providing assistance to supply freight as well. The
constructional aspect of these vessels can be purpose-built to suit the operational
demands.

Some of the main types of offshore support vessels are:

 Anchor Handling Tug Vessel (AHTV)

 Seismic Vessel
 Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs)
 Well Intervention Vessel
 Accommodation Ships

What are Anchor Handling Tug Supply

Vessels (AHTS)?
It is common knowledge that oil rigs are located in the middle of the ocean or in the high
seas. But just as this is easy to understand, the question arises that what type of
vessels help such oil rigs reach the middle of the ocean? The anchor handling tug
supply vessel (AHTS) is the answer to this question.
The anchor handling tug is a naval vessel that is solely concerned with the objective of
either tugging or towing an oil-rig or a ship. When it comes to oil rigs, these tugs form
the most important necessity as without their help, it would be impossible to place oil
rigs in the required sea and oceanic areas.

Design Aspects and Additional Features

Anchor handling tug vessels or systems have a crane like equipment (known as the
winch) that can be attached to the oil rigs and then propelled forth in the water. The
“anchor supply “, mentioned as a part of the vessel’s name, is then allowed to be sunk
into the seawater in order to keep the rigs steady.

AHTS vessels are a type of supply vessels that supply tugs and anchors to not just oil
rigs but also to cargo-carrying barges. Technically, an AHTS is a very huge naval
vessel, mainly because of the equipments that it carries – tugs and anchors along with
the winches. In order to transport such a heavy bulk in a manner that they are lost while
the AHTS is moving, it is but natural that the design and construction of such ships has
to be accommodating to fit such equipments easily.
In addition to towing and tugging oil rigs, another major feature of such anchor handling
vessels is that they also act as rescue vessels for other ships in times of some
emergency. If a ship or a boat requires immediate anchor handling or towing or tugging,
and if an anchor handling tug is in the oceanic vicinity, then they are a great source of
help to such stranded vessels.

Increase in Usage of AHTS

Since the AHTS provide a multi-utility facility, as naval vessels they are demanded in a
higher coverage area. Also since in contemporary times, oil drilling from the oceanic
areas has increased and is a regular activity, the increase in demand and usage of
AHTS makes a lot of relevance and sense.

Although the knowledge about AHTS is not that common, among people whose routine
work involves shipping and oil drilling, the concept of AHTS is not something that is
new. The anchor handling tug and supply vessels have been an intrinsic part of the oil-
drilling industry right from the time drilling oil from oceans as an option was raised.

Also as a point to ponder, it can be mentioned that since such vessels involve anchor
handling and are used for the purpose of rescue of other vehicles, they can be used as
effective tools to prevent oil rig capsizing and other types of mishaps occurring in the
high sea waters.

AHTS are one of those technological creations of the marine world that not only aid
other technological developments’ with smooth progress but also help in preventing
major mishaps at the sea

What are Seismic Vessels?

Seismic vessels are ships that are solely used for the purpose of seismic survey in the
high seas and oceans. A seismic vessel is used as a survey vessel for the purpose of
pinpointing and locating the best possible area for oil drilling in the middle of the oceans.

Companies engaged in the oil drilling process make use of such vessels so that they
find the best possible subsea areas to drill oil. Another major reason such seismic
vessels are so important is that if oil drillers do not get the best subsea location to drill
the oil and gas, then it could lead to dangerous and threatening consequences for the
marine eco-system. The usage of the seismologic vessels prevents such inadvertent
mistakes.

Seismic Survey and Seismic Vessels

For the purpose of seismic survey, seismic waves are the main components that are
analysed. The process involves a seismic detector that shoots such seismic waves to a
selected underwater point. The time taken for the waves to refract back to their origin
point determines whether that particular subsea area is feasible for the oil drilling
purpose.

A survey vessel is the one that helps monitor such seismic waves. It is the primary
requirement for any shipping concern engaged in or planning to engage in the process
of oil and gas excavation from the oceanic reservoirs. A seismic vessel is fitted with all
technological gadgets like GPS, computers, nautical charts and any other equipment
that would enhance the process of seismic survey.

Such vessels are built very carefully and only in selected locations across the world.
This is because the entire ship-building process for seismic vessel involves fitting all the
necessary gadgets (mentioned above) without missing even a single one. Seismic
vessels are more in demand in today’s time considering the amount of subsea drilling
that is being carried out. They are also known as research vessels because in a
completely different way, they do help research the oceans and seas.
Additional Benefits

In addition to being vessels that survey underwater seismology, seismic vessels are
also used to study the geology of the oceans and seas. This aspect includes the
formation of rocks, oceanic trenches and many other details that are important and
could affect the lives of humans and marine creatures alike. Thus it can be seen that the
main USP of seismic vessels lies in the fact that it helps not just scientists and
researchers find out relevant oil and gas but also helps them to prevent any other major
catastrophe in the form of natural calamities from occurring.

Seismic survey is a must. In fact it can be said that every underwater operation requires a
seismic survey with the help of seismic vessels. A seismic vessel is one of those technological
developments that have the ability to enable more successes than failures in fields where losses
are far more costly than wins. And for this purpose alone, a survey vessel can be regarded as
the pride of modern technological invention and initiation.
What are Platform Supply Vessels
(PSVs)?
Platform supply vessels or PSVs is a type of offshore vessel which is mainly used for
transiting essential equipment and additional manpower to reinforce the high seas’
operations.

A platform support vessel is, at its broadest and most literal of implications, a much-
needed support ship. Synonymously referred to as Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs),
platform supply vessels help to sustain the demands of the constructional and
maintenance projects thus fulfilling a vital necessity in the nature of operations at the
high seas.

Details of Platform Support Vessel

The singularity of OSV ships stems from numerous factors, even aside from its unique
role in the high seas constructional sector.

Under a broader ambit, supply vessels help to lug not just heavy structural equipment
but also smaller yet essential structural components like paving material (cement and
concrete) and chemical compounds that help in efficient sub-water boring operations. In
addition to these, food and provisions to the crew and personnel working in the high
seas is also transported by way of these supply ships.
Personnel discharged from active line of operations in the high seas are also
transported back to the nearest harbour facilities by way of these incoming supply
vessels.

Since OSV ships transit personnel, these vessels come furbished with cookhouses and
other necessary facilities to facilitate an easy transiting for the personnel. In terms of
their technical proportion, OSVs can measure anywhere between 65 feet to over 300
metres. This aspect about platform supply vessels adds to their operational singularity.

A platform support vessel can be custom-built to suit the operational needs of its
operators. Consequentially, not all PSVs are employed to transit drilling rig platforms or
sub-water cables to help in the oil excavation operations. They are also utilised for the
purposes of curbing the extent of oil spillage in the high seas and also as handy vessels
with fire-controlling instrumentation.

Presently, the need for PSVs has started to be felt more and more as compared to the
past few years. This is on account of the constant rise in the number of operations in the
high seas, which has in turn resulted in the advancement in the construction of the
supply vessels.

This demand fuelled need for more of these vessels, coupled with the benefits of
modern technologies can very well be considered as a positive thrust in a very viable
and highly necessitated medium of operation.

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Offshore supply vessel or OSV means a vessel that (1) Is propelled by machinery other than steam;
(2) Does not meet the definition of a passenger-carrying vessel in 46 U.S.C. 2101(22) or 46 U.S.C.
2101(35); (3) Is more than 15 but less than 500 gross tons (as measured under the Standard, Dual,
or Simplified Measurement System under part 69, subpart C, D or E of this chapter) or less than
6,000 gross tons (as measured under the Convention Measurement System under part 69, subpart
B of this chapter); and (4) Regularly carries goods, supplies, individuals in addition to the crew, or
equipment in support of exploration, exploitation, or production of offshore mineral or energy
resources

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Offshore Supply Vessels

Description

These are cargo vessels that regularly transport goods, supplies or equipment in support of exploration or
production of offshore mineral or energy resources. Offshore supply vessels are typically operated by
shipowners: either companies set up specifically to own and operate such vessels or companies combine with
other vessel operations like salvage, shipping, etc.

Mission & Design constraints

The general mission of supporting offshore oil and gas exploration and production can be sub-divided
according to specific mission requirements. Also vessels may involve in more than one kind of such specific
missions. Like every other design criteria, optimizing based on the priority is done in the design process, and
also meeting the safety requirements.

These specific missions include:

 seismic survey to locate oil and gas bearing areas

 towing of rigs and platforms to their location, positioning them, and laying anchoring & mooring equipments

 supplying rigs and platforms with necessary personnel, equipment, stores, provisions, etc.

 Subsea operations like ROV operation, diving support, inspection, and maintenance

 safety standby
Types of Offshore Supply Vessels

Offshore vessels can be divided into the following types:

Platform Supply Vessels

These are used for transporting supplies to the rigs and oil platform and return other cargoes to shore. The
supplies include fuel, fresh water, equipments, consumables, stores and provision for the operation of the oil
platforms and for the personnel onboard. The design and construction of these vessels depend on the working
environment - weather conditions, distance from the shore, and hence design varies by location.
Multi-purpose Supply vessels
These are similar to the Platform Supply Vessels but are fitted with additional systems for example, for subsea
inspection, maintenance and repair.

Anchor Handling vessels

These are used to towing and anchor handling and are fitted.

Seismic vessels
Crew boats
Safety / Standby vessel
Combination vessels
Offshore vessels systems
Special Systems

 Sub sea Intervention Services

 ROV Operations

 Deepwater precision lifting and installation

 Transportation of pipes, cement, liquid cargo, equipment from pipe lay vessels, drilling platforms &
ships

 Oil recovery systems

 FIFI systems

 Oil well stimulation

 Methanol injection

 Moonpool/Guidewire based module replacement operations

 Helicopter operations

 Surface works – maintenance of floating hoses/SBM buoys

Offshore Support Vessels (OSV):
Their roles in the Oil and Gas
Industry
Overview

Oil and Gas Production activities take place both on shore and offshore
depending on the location of the oil bearing asset. Onshore Oil production is
basically on land and swamp, while offshore oil production is from Water
depths ranging from 20 to 12, 000 ft. The focus of this exposition is on the
roles of Offshore Support Vessels (OSV) in Offshore Oil production.

In the broader sense, the offshore oilfield business consists of Survey,

Exploration, Construction, Production, Maintenance and Upgrading of
Production Facilities.

Table 1: Overview of main activities in the oilfield (After Joep, 2009)

All stages of the activities highlighted in the table above require different
types of specialized OSV that are suited for the project needs. For example,
during the Survey stage, a Survey vessel will be utilized, while a supply
vessel will be required during the exploration stage.

The offshore environment differs from land-based oil production scenarios,

as production locations are offshore and not easily accessible, hence crew
must be supplied by ship or helicopter. Supplying offshore oil production
installations is a complex logistics problem in which the OSVs play a major
role in solving part of the problems.

Offshore Support Vessels

OSVs are in a variety of sizes, shapes and designs and are meant for specific
roles or purposes. To be able to operate from remote locations, offshore
drilling and production units need different types of support services that are
provided by specialized vessels. According to American Bureau of Shipping
(ABS), OSVs have evolved dramatically in terms of diversification,
worldwide operation and water-depth capabilities. American Bureau of
Shipping (ABS) is a vessel classification society. ABS classified OSV into
the following categories:

 Construction Support: This includes Pipe Lay Barge, Heavy Lift Barge,
and Accommodation Work Barge
 Subsea Support: This Diving Support Vessel
 Emergency Response Services: This includes Safety Standby Boat,
Rescue, Oil Spill Recovery, firefighting Vessel.
 Traditional Support: Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS), Platform
Supply Vessels (PSV), Fast Supply Vessels (FSV)

Offshore Support Vessels (OSV):

Their roles in the Oil and Gas
Industry-Concluding Part
Construction Support Vessels

The vessels in this category include the Pipelay Vessel, Heavy lift barge and
the Accommodation work barge.

Pipelay Vessel

A pipelay Vessel is a maritime vessel used in the laying pipe on the ocean
floor. It serves to connect oil production platforms with refineries on shore.
To accomplish this goal a typical pipelaying vessel carries a heavy lift crane,
used to install pumps and valves, and equipment to lay pipe between subsea
structures.

There are three main types of pipelay vessels. These are J-lay barges, S-lay
barges, and reel barges. There are three main ways that subsea pipe is laid --
S-lay, J-lay and tow-in -- and the pipelay vessel is integral to the success of
the installation

Fig 1: Seven Borealis, a Pipelay Vessel owned by Subsea 7

Heavy Lift Barge

This is used in the lifting of heavy equipment that is required in offshore

installation. The conventional way of installing major facilities, such as
topsides and production equipment, is through heavy lift barges. Heavy-lift
barges are used to both transport the equipment offshore and lift it into place
via powerful cranes. These cranes sometimes have lifting capacity of greater
than 10,000 tons which can be used in single-lift operations of topside from a
barge and mated with the facility jacket.
Fig 2: Osprey-Heavy lift vessel transporting 16,000MT module. Osprey
is owned by OHT AS, Norway

Accommodation Work Barges

These types of vessels are designed to accommodate work personnel and

crew with a degree of comfort and safety. They are usually fully fitted with
equipments to undertake a variety of offshore tasks. The accommodation
capacity of a typical accommodation barge varies from 70 to 350. Often
times, they are completely outfitted and equipped for pipelaying, derrick
work and other related duties.
Fig 3: Maniviki Dexter, 220 Man Accommodation Barge owned
by Petrostuff Nigeria Limited

Well Service and Subsea Support

The vessels in this category include Diving Support Vessel with ROV, and
Well Intervention Vessel

Diving Support Vessel (DSV)

Commercial Diving Support Vessels came into existence four to five decades
ago, when the need arose for diving operations to be performed below and
around oil production platforms and associated installations in open water in
the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

Dive support vessels provide the necessary support for divers in the diving
process. Part of the support functions of the DSV is the saturation diving
system. The saturation diving system allows the presence of combination of
certain important gases like helium and oxygen for the diver in other to
eliminate the narcotic effect of nitrogen under pressure.

A diving bell would transport the divers between the saturation system and
the work site lowered through a 'moon pool' in the bottom of the ship, usually
with a support structure 'cursor' to support the diving bell through the
turbulent waters near the surface. There are a number of support systems for
the saturation system on a Diving Support Vessel, usually including a
Remotely Operated Vehicle ROV.

Fig 4: African Inspiration-Diving Support Vessel owned by Marine

Platform, Nigeria

Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel (ERRV)

These are vessels that are deployed on offshore work site whenever an
emergency arises. The emergency could be fire outbreak or man overboard,
or even spill. ERRV also act as a "Place of Safety" in accordance with
PFEER (Prevention of Fire, Explosion and Emergency Response
Regulations). Furthermore, ERRV are used in the execution of the
installation collision avoidance strategy e.g. monitoring the Safety Zone,
warn approaching vessels and the installation of the risk of collision and
prevent same where possible.

TRADITIONAL SUPPORT VESSEL

Traditional support vessels are the vessels that are used especially more
during the drilling and exploration stage, and used less during production.
Drill rig and offshore platforms requires routine deliveries of supplies which
must be supplied 100% of the time. Traditional support vessels play this role.
The vessels in this category include Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS),
Platform Supply Vessels (PSV), Fast Supply Vessels (FSV).
Platform Supply Vessels (PSV)

The Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) are the workhorses in the offshore oil
and gas supply chain. They are specialized in cargo delivery. The deck space
ranges from 450 m2(small), to 750 m2 (medium) and to above 1000m2
(large). The larger deck capacity is favourable at the beginning and end of a
production or drilling campaign as more cargo is required during these phases
of the campaigns.

The PSVs have a below deck storage space which is used for storing and
transporting fuel, drill water, potable water, liquid mud, brine and dry bulk
(cement, mud base products, etc.). These vessels generally range from 45
meters to as much as 105 meters in length and can accommodate as many as
40 offshore workers.

ig 5: Cargo Deck of a Typical Platform Supply Vessel

Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels

AHTS, as the name implies performs anchor handling role, towing role, and
also a supply role like the PSVs. The installed winch and work wire enables
the vessel to run anchors for semi-submersible drill rigs, pipe laying barges,
accommodation barges, FSOs, FPSOs, as well as to tow rigs, barges and
tankers during export operations. The deck space and the below deck storage
space can also perform supply functions.

The AHTS vessel requires more horsepower than the traditional PSV to
ensure there is sufficient bollard pull to complete the towing and anchor
handling operations. Bollard pull is the measure of the average pulling force
of the tug at zero speed for a certain period of time. There are rules of thumb
for converting propeller power (shaft horsepower) to bollard pull, such as one
ton pull per 100 horsepower for a conventional propeller or 1.2 to 1.5 tons
pull per 100 horsepower for a propeller fitted with a nozzle

Fig 6: Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel

Fast Supply Vessels (FSV)

Fast Supply Vessels, otherwise referred to as Crew boats are the shuttle buses
of the offshore oil industry. FSVs are used primarily for their fast speed to
convey passengers and also smaller cargoes that are urgently required. A
typical FSV can carry 30 to 145 offshore workers and can travel at a speed of
up to 40 knots. Their length varies from 33 to 66 meters and are designed to
carry limited amounts of cargo.

The faster response time of the FSV minimizes costs of downtime when
drilling and production campaigns are shut down due to the sudden
requirement for urgent cargo that cannot be otherwise loaded on a PSV due to
speed limitation, or on helicopter due to weight restrictions

Fig 7: Fast Supply Vessel

There are two types of crewboats: The FSIV, for emergency supplies and the
transport of emergency service teams and the Surfers for the transport of staff
to and between oil & gas platforms under the best safety conditions
Fig 8: Surfer 1414-Surfer Boat owned by Buorbon Offshore Group.

CONCLUSION

Offshore support vessels (OSVs) are designed for specific purposes such as
construction support, subsea support, traditional support, and emergency
response service. As offshore exploration and production activities move into
deeper water frontiers, the demand for the offshore support vessels will
continue to increase.

Concluded.