Bourbon Subsea Services is recognized for the maintenance and availability of its 37 subsea vessels cranes with capacities from 20 t to 250 t and power from 280 KW to 3500 kW. This equipment is maintained by in-house technical experts in electrohydraulics and chief engineers on board vessels.

Bourbon Subsea Services has now assumed the role of solution provider for electro-hydraulic handling equipment: cranes, of course, but also winches, pipe handling and even port equipment. "We offer maintenance services on a one-off or multi-annual contract basis, solutions for the repair and improvement of equipment and surveys with follow-up" explains Philippe Duquennoy. Customer demand for such services was very strong, which led Bourbon Subsea Services to create this new department in 2018. The team thus carries out operations around the globe, on equipment of all brands and capacities. Its strengths? Deep knowledge of electro-hydraulics, its capacity to manage operations rapidly and its ability to provide advice concerning maintenance policy or for the improvement of installations.

"We are inspecting, for example, the lifting cables of the RPS 400 t (Riser Pulling System) in order to connect the risers of the Zinia field with the FPSO Pazflor. This operation includes a magneto-inductive inspection that informs us on the state of the cable at depth, with no need for removal, followed by the forced lubrification of the cable and finally a back-tension to roll it perfectly around its drum. All this without interfering with the production of the FPSO," Philippe Duquennoy testifies. And the feedback from the first customers is excellent. HYDRAUSERV offer has also created detailed safety and technical procedures dedicated to the operation, which is particularly appreciated by the customers. "We provide true technical expertise in this particular area in the offshore sector. We work according to the rules of the trade and with total safety, which are guarantees that are expected by our clients ," he concludes.