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Publish Date : 30-Nov-2013

A three-year contract is signed by Telenor-owned global maritime telecommunications operator Maritime Communication Partner (MCP) with subsea services company DeepOcean to provide online and mobile communications for a newbuild MT6022 offshore vessel. The vessel, constructed by Kleven and to be chartered from REM Maritime, will offer Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) services for all Statoil operated fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). This five-year IMR agreement, starting in Q1 2014, is worth above NOK 1.5 billion (USD 253 million).

MCP's responsibility will be to keep DeepOcean and Statoil connected. The Telenor-owned business will offer the new vessel with high bandwidth online services and mobile network coverage. This will make possible the transfer of large quantities of data between the vessel and DeepOcean and Statoil's onshore operations, while providing excellent internet/Wi-Fi and mobile connections for crewmembers.

MCP's platform contains 'multiple data link bundling', which offers best bandwidth by combining multiple data links together with the VSAT. This states that when a ship is in position to connect with land- or oil rig-based mobile data networks (2G/3G/4G), or at harbour in the proximity of a WLAN access point, it does so, supporting the bandwidth available over the VSAT. The greater the bandwidth, the greater the quantity of data that can be managed by smartphones, internet enabled PCs or any other applicable device.

DeepOcean's contract with Statoil consist an added three-year option, pushing its potential value close to NOK 2.5billion (USD 421million). MCP's system will be fixed upon the 108 metres long, 22 metres wide offshore construction vessel upon completion at Kleven's yard in Ulsteinvik, Norway. The cutting-edge ship is fitted with a 150-ton offshore crane and contains two work ROVs and one observation class ROV.

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