Semco Maritime Hanøytangen to Service Island Innovator

Semco Maritime is to refurbish and service semisub rig Island Innovator when the rig arrives at Semco Maritime’s dock area at Hanøytangen, Bergen, in early March.

Island Innovator is owned by Island Drilling and operated by Oddfjell Drilling, and the rig is constructed in 2012 and fitted with the latest in production equipment and state-of-the-art leisure and accommodation areas with one-man cabins for the 120 person crew.

“The rig arrives at Hanøytangen from an assignment for Lundin Petroleum in the Norwegian part of the North Sea to undertake minor refurbishment and maintenance. Subsequently, the rig will be docked and operational at Hanøytangen until its next contract work commences,” explains Vice President Nikolaj Vejlgaard, Semco Maritime.

“Hanøytangen’s facilities include both dock and dry dock, which are tailored for assignments such as this where a rig arrives for a brief stopover, a Special Periodic Survey or large-scale upgrade work before returning to operations,” says Nikolaj Vejlgaard.

At the moment, the semisub rig West Venture is also docked at Hanøytangen, while Deep Sea Atlantic has recently left the facilities.

The well-equipped dock facility at Hanøytangen comprises several dock areas, including a dry dock of 116x125 meters and quay areas with depths of at least 100 meters. The dockyard is fitted with modern equipment for repair and handling of rigs, rig gear and other very large elements on water and land, including crane capacity at all docking areas.