GAS, member of Lighthouse Group, has been awarded a long-term contract from Saipem to provide offshore survey services on board the dive support vessel (DSV) Akademik Tofiq Ismayilov.
The vessel will be used during the installation of the export and infield pipelines for the Stage II development of the Shah Deniz field.
The field is located 90 km offshore Azerbaijan, in water depths between 75 m and 550 m.
According to GAS, the contract’s scope of work includes Touch Down Monitoring during the pipelay, As-Laid, As-Built and Out-of-Straightness surveys over 360 km of pipelines.
“This contract award consolidates GAS’ position as one of the main Contractor for Survey and Positioning services in the offshore sector of the Caspian Sea,” the company said in a statement.