Hydra enters saturation diving market, prepares for industry upturn
HOUSTON -- Offshore and subsea construction company Hydra enters the saturation diving market with a powerful diving support vessel, the M/V Subsea Responder.
Trevor Davis, president and CEO, announced that the company has converted its flagship vessel, the M/V Subsea Responder and acquired a saturation diving system to prepare for the influx of projects as the oil and gas industry experiences an upturn.
“The oil and gas industry is showing signs of a bounce-back after reaching a five-year low,” Davis explained. “During that time, not all companies servicing the industry survived, which has left a need in the marketplace we’re eager to fill.”
Founded in 2010, Hydra is a leading provider of offshore and subsea construction. Adding saturation diving capabilities to its full-suite of services was the strategic next step, explained Brent Sappington, Hydra project manager.
“The decision to convert the M/V Subsea Responder was easy,” Sappington added. “As an inspection, maintenance and repair vessel, she already had existing equipment and 60-ton active heave compensated crane that made the alteration ideal.”
Newly installed on the vessel, the SAT-14 is a 12-man saturated diving system that allows longer duration in-water working time and greater working depths than are achievable using surface diving techniques.
