Effer for EMAS, a story about a lion and black gold

2 Apr 2015

The global offshore oil and gas specialist has chosen 7 Effer marine cranes for its newly built flagship vessel

EMAS means “gold” in Malay. It refers to the black gold that the contracting group assists its clients to discover and manage. Founded in 1992, EMAS is a global offshore oil and gas specialist providing marine, construction, production and well services to oil, gas and renewable energy companies.

Through our partner in Singapore, Nufoss, EMAS chose 7 Effer marine cranesto be put on its new build flagship vessel, the Lewek Constellation. A curiosity – Lewek is an acronym formed by the name of all their partners who took part in their first marine vessel project, and it also means “lion”, thus capturing its characteristics of strength, vitality and trust.

The Lewek Constellation is an ice-classed, high-end, multi-lay offshore construction vessel with ultra deepwater pipelaying and lifting capabilities, making it an ideal choice for projects requiring a versatile vessel for a diverse scope of work. This has been proved by the major contract stipulated by EMAS with Houston based VAALCO Gabon (Etame) Inc. for the expansion of the Etame Marin Field Offshore Gabon in West Africa. The scope of work encompasses the EPIC of rigid pipelines along with the transportation and installation of flexible pipelines and two fixed production platforms.

The Effer marine cranes on the Lewek Constellation are:

  • One 245000 2S
  • Three 80000 3S
  • Two 275M 3S
  • One Deco 44 1S

All the cranes can be used for lifting any goods all over the huge vessel. For cable laying, the 2 × 275 M units are under deck for any assistance required by them. They are not restricted to any particular lifting usage.

In this case the role of Nufoss was to make sure that EMAS requirements were clearly communicated to Effer thus smoothing the process of production and delivery. Their trained engineer took care of all the commissioning and any trouble-shooting needs of the vessel after cranes were installed. They were the first point of contact in case of any necessary support.