Island Victory has secured more work in the Barents Sea this spring. Early April the vessel commenced a 60-90 days contract for Ocean Installer at Johan Castberg and Askeladd. Equinor is the end customer for both fields.

“The vessel and its crew have already completed some heavy jobs in the Barents Sea this winter. Island Victory has carried out several pre-lays of anchor systems - jobs where she substituted three vessels alone, proving unparalleled capacity and significant savings both for the customer and for the environment. It also reduces operational risk,” says Tommy Walaunet, Managing Director of Island Offshore Management AS.

“We are very pleased to be awarded these jobs by Ocean Installer, and hope that this can be the beginning of a long lasting collaboration between our companies.”

At Askeladd Island Victory will get the chance to demonstrate her flexibility and capacity also within subsea work. Scope of work includes installation of subsea manifolds and performing extensive survey and subsea activity, using the vessel’s two work ROVs as well as the 250 tonnes offshore crane.

At Johan Castberg Island Victory will install a complete mooring system, including 15 suction anchors and 11.450 metres of Ø170mm chain. The chain itself has a weight of about 590kg per metre in air.

About Island Offshore

The Island Offshore Group is privately owned and comprises a group of ship owning and management companies. The Island Offshore Group is currently operating a fleet of 27 vessels ranging from Platform Supply vessels, Anchor Handling Vessels, Subsea Construction Vessels to Light Well Intervention Vessels. In addition, the Group has one vessel under construction.

About Ocean Installer

Ocean Installer is a subsea company headquartered in Stavanger, Norway and with offices in Aberdeen, Houston, Dubai, and Perth. Ocean Installer holds strong EPCI expertise within the SURF (Subsea, Umbilicals, Risers, Flowlines) and Mooring segments. Ocean Installer will continuously invest and develop its assets to fulfill its ambition to be a key service provider within the SURF segment. Ocean Installer is majority-owned by HitecVision, a leading investor in the offshore energy industry.