Some years back, McDermott set its sights on joining the top ranks of subsea players. Central in its playbook was a versatile installation, heavy-lift and pipelay asset (Upstream Technology, 02/2013). The Derrick Lay Vessel 2000 (DLV 2000) is now part of the fleet and has almost three years of a backlog for work off Western Australia.
McDermott believes the DLV 2000’s flexibility will appeal to customers by minimising the number of vessels required in a field.
