C-Innovation, an ECO-affiliated company, recently completed a successful well intervention project onboard the ISLAND VENTURE safely and without any impact to the environment in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP’s lead engineer on the project, Dale Pumphrey, had this to say upon completion of the 3 1/2-week project:

I would like to say thank you and recognize the Island Venture team and BP GSE team for their excellent execution of the DC 323 Seal-Tite Intervention.

The team executed the intervention with no accidents, no incidents and no harm to the environment. All APM requirements were met with no INCs. The team successfully placed 253 [barrels] of Seal-Tite into the DC 323 Annulus by executing 41 lube and bleed cycles. This work was done efficiently with very minimal downtime.

—Dale Pumphrey, BP

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We are excited to announce that C-Innovation, LLC recently signed contracts for two new Schilling HDs. The systems are scheduled for delivery later this year, bringing our total number of ROVs to 55.

“It is nice to be putting systems back to work, as we are currently in the process of conducting the mobilization of two existing systems. Hopefully, this is an indication that our industry is getting busy again,” said Richard Bourque, General Manager of C-Innovation, LLC.

C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, will play a key role in the Bass Lite Flowline decommissioning project for Apache Corporation.

C-Innovation will be responsible for flushing and preparing 60 miles of pipeline for decommissioning. The project, which is located in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico is expected to last approximately two weeks, will require two vessels with coiled tubing units and will be gas lifted using hot tap while flushing operations are executed.

“The project is complex and the timing will be critical as we manage the logistics of multiple vessels and ROVs along with partner Halliburton’s multiple coiled tubing units,” said David Sheetz, subsea manager, C-Innovation. “The ability to respond to Apache with a full solution reduces the cost to the client and also reduces the risks by dealing with a single subcontractor.”

C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has appointed Shaun Lazenby as commercial manager.

Based in Houston, his responsibilities will include preparing proposals and tenders, monitoring bid performances, identifying future opportunities, managing project documents and sales.

Lazenby previously served in a variety of engineering roles for organizations including Subsea 7 LLC, HPR (UK) Ltd, GE European Energy and i-Tech Service; and most recently as an aircraft engine technician  for the Royal Air Force (UK).

David Sheetz, Subsea Manager, C-Innovation, said, “Shaun co-authored ‘Deep Water Pipeline Repair in the Gulf of Mexico’ in 2014, which was presented at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, nominated for the Lubinski award and recognized in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Mechanical Engineering magazine.”  “Shaun brings experience from a diverse construction and inspection, maintenance and repair background and will be a great asset in allowing us to further develop our plans for all-inclusive services and projects.”

Lazenby commented, “I am proud to join the team of leading specialists in advanced subsea solutions and look forward to supporting future company growth in this exciting industry sector.”

Lazenby holds a degree from the Open University and a certificate in mechanical engineering from Royal Air Force Technical Training College in the UK.