Arrival of "ARB-3" repair barge

"ARB-3" joins Safaniya Offshore Producing. 110 m long and 9 m wide, it is designed to operate in depths from 5 to 60 m in the Arabian Gulf. The barge provides offshore accommodation for 124 people in a five-tier superstructure.
The barge provides offshore accommodation for 124 people in a five-tier superstructure on the main deck. Its helideck is situated above those accommodations. Its heavy-lift crane can load as much as 550 metric tons.

"ARB-3" will provide support to companywide offshore facilities and especially Northern Area Oil Operations in the Eastern Region. Among the functions are repair of subsea pipelines, terminal support, plant test and inspections, diving support, structure repairs, abrasive blasting and painting, heavy lifts and platform installations, and recovery and repair of subsea power and fiber-optic cables.