Subsea 7 chose the keel laying ceremony of its new reel-lay vessel as the moment to reveal the name of the new vessel: Seven Vega.
The keel laying took place on 5 July at Royal IHC in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. The name Seven Vega is the winning suggestion of an employee vessel naming competition.
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Stuart Fitzgerald, Executive Vice President Strategy and Commercial Subsea 7 said: 'The vessel marks an important investment for the future. When delivered, Seven Vega will be one of the most capable and cost-effective reel-lay vessels in the market and a global enabler for Subsea 7. It has been designed to deliver economical technologies that address the growing market trend towards longer tie-back developments. The vessel’s cutting-edge pipelay system focuses on crew safety, operational efficiency and flexibility. This system will be capable of installing complex rigid flowlines including pipe-in-pipe systems and electrically heat traced flowlines in water depths up to 3000m.'
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'The naming competition generated an incredible 1700 entries. We chose Seven Vega because Vega is one of the brightest stars in the northern sky and will be the North Star in the future. We look forward to welcoming the winner of the competition to the naming ceremony and to Seven Vega joining the fleet in the first half of 2020,' Fitzgerald added.
Picture by Subsea 7.
