By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Nov. 3 -- Shell US Inc. has let a contract to Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) for support work on the Mars oil and gas production platform in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
The contract includes lifting and uprighting the drilling rig on Mars, which sustained considerable damage to its topsides during Hurricane Katrina (OGJ, Sept. 5, 2005, p. 24).
The Hermod crane vessel with a tandem lift capability of 8,100 tonnes is scheduled to start work early November.