Gibdock completes renewal work on Technip’s Deep Blue

Technip’s Deep Blue in Gibdock’s Dock No.1. [Photo: Gibdock]

DeeGibraltar ship repair yard Gibdock has completed a significant assignment in the offshore market, after Technip entrusted the yard with the repair and renewal of Deep Blue – the flagship of its specialized pipelay and subsea construction fleet.

Gibdock repeat customer Technip relocated Deep Blue from the U.S Gulf for the works, redeploying the ship outside Europe following completion of works.

An often-used asset in ultra-deepwater field developments, Deep Blue includes an array of reel-lay, J-lay, and flexi-lay technologies. Featuring twin 2,800 tonnes capacity reels, the vessel lays pipes and cables at depths of up to 3,000 meters.

In the scheduled drydocking, Gibdock undertook steel and piping renewal works, hull and tank surface blasting and recoating, and machinery overhauls to ensure Deep Blue remains in peak condition for the coming five years.

“We are proud to have welcomed Deep Blue and once again work