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By: Sune Falther
JOINT INNOVAVTION

HAS CREATED AN

EXCELLENT SHIP

HESS and ESVAGT have co-created a service concept

for the South Arne Field and given the classic standby
service a very innovative and modern update

“Let's raise the bar – together!” the co-operation,” says Ib Hansen, head of commercial at
ESVAGT:
That was the ambition in 2017, when HESS and ESVAGT
began creating the new ERRV to service the South Arne “We wanted to include as many tasks as possible in one
Field in the North Sea. joint collaboration. As a result, the vessel is truly a jack
of all trades. In addition to supply duty and rescue read-
The operator HESS and the service provider ESVAGT have iness, the “Esvagt Innovator” can provide tanker assis-
had a fruitful co-operation producing the oil and gas tance, hose handling and ROV operations. There is a very
field since the initial commissioning in 1999. Now they innovative paravane oil spill contingency, too. Should
want to continue the good collaboration with a new the need for a walk-to-work gangway system arise, the
expanded, optimised and refined ten-year contract and vessel is prepared for that as well,” Mr Hansen says.
an innovative new vessel.
STRENGTHENED CO-OPERATION
“The South Arne Field operation has been a strong One year in, the initial ambition of increased co-opera-
working community and partnership, going beyond an tion with “Esvagt Innovator” has been materialised.
average operator-supplier relationship,” says René Fred-
eriksen, operations manager at HESS Denmark: Today, HESS and ESVAGT have an even closer collabora-
tion, and 'Esvagt Innovator' solves all the tasks she was
“We felt confident that we could put our years of shared designed to solve.
experience and competence to good use in an expanded
scope of co-operation,” Mr Frederiksen says. "The first year's co-operation has been fruitful; our in-
tentions and ideas for the concept definitely work," says
JACK OF ALL TRADES René Frederiksen:
The ambitions resulted in 'Esvagt Innovator': a newly
built multi-purpose vessel designed to solve a wide range “Today, “Esvagt Innovator” solves the tasks for which
of tasks in the South Arne Field. we previously had to engage as many as seven different
specialised vessels. This solution is far more efficient and
“The vessel was designed in close co-operation and has boosted our operation significantly,” Mr Frederiksen
dialogue with HESS. We wanted to build on our years of says. n
efficient and safe operation and add further services to

FACTS UNIQUE FEATURES:
/ RAILING CRANES
‘ESVAGT INNOVATOR’ / A-FRAME FOR HOSE HANDLING OF PARTICULARLY
/ 85 METRES LONG SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT
/ 18 DOUBLE CHAMBERS / ROV HANGAR AND CONTROL ROOM.
/ BUILT AT CEMRE SHIPYARD IN TURKEY IN 2018. / PARAVANE OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY.

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