Company » History of Allseas » 1995 - 1999

1995 - 1999

  • Executing the first projects in the Gulf of Mexico
  • During the first decade, over 2000 km of pipeline are laid and over 1000 km are trenched
  • Termination of the conversion contract with the shipyard in Singapore
  • Lorelay  installs a pipeline in 1650 m water depth, setting a world record
  • Solitaire  arrives in Newcastle, UK, for completion of her conversion
  • Solitaire  is christened in Newcastle
  • Purchase of Tog Mor  for conversion into a shallow water pipelay barge
  • Solitaire  executes part of Europipe II as her first job
  • Allseas employs 1300 staff in the offices and on the vessels
  • Purchase of rowing sloop Jan Snoek, the smallest vessel in the fleet, bringing the Allseas rowing team many victories in the future
  • First project offshore Canada
  • Founding of “Excalibur Engineering” in the Netherlands for further development of the Pieter Schelte  concept
  • Allseas is the contractor with the highest number of miles of deepwater pipe installed in the Gulf of Mexico