Hilong Marine Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Hilong Holding Limited, has recently won a bid for the provision of offshore pipe-laying service to CNOOC China Limited.

The awarded contract is in relation to Phase II of Weizhou Project.

A service contract was signed on November 14, 2014 with a total contract value of $29,8 million.

The provision of offshore pipe-laying service, as contemplated under the contract, will be performed by Hilong 106, a pipe-laying vessel of the company.

The “Hilong 106” was built by Shanghai Heavy Industries and purchased by Hilong in late December 2013. The 167-m long, 46-m wide “Hilong 106” pipe-lay derrick barge is an offshore engineering vessel that can simultaneously lay pipes at depths of up to 300 meters and lift at up to 3000 tons, with maximum operating draft of 8.7-m. Equipped with an internationally advanced S-lay system and key equipment including pipe rolling transmission device, two tensioners with 100-ton constant tension, one 200-ton constant tension A/R winch, a fully-automatic welding station and fully-automatic ultrasonic testing equipment. It also features a maritime heavy lifting crane with a 3000-ton lifting capacity, a 12-point grip mooring system and six 50-ton davits.

The service is expected to be completed by mid-July 2015.