China’s Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries delivered a new deep-water multifunctional offshore engineering vessel built in just 15 months to CNOOC’S offshore engineering unit in Qidong, Jiangsu Province.
Named Haiyang Shiyou 292 and also designated Ocean Oil 292, the vessel is designed to install deepwater oil and gas platforms, lay subsea pipelines and cables, engage in repairs, maintenance, inspection, seabed surveys and emergency salvage operations.
The vessel has underwater robots which enhance China’s capabilities in subsea engineering and offshore operations, enabling the quick transfer of equipment and development of deep-sea energy…