URS has been providing offshore services and ocean towage to the worldwide oil and gas exploration industry for over 30 years. In that time its crews have developed the reputation for enjoying working in the most extreme circumstances, for their dedication and for resourcefulness to the point of being able to deal “on the spot” in an intelligent and efficient way with whatever situation may arise in any operation.

Far out to sea reliability, co-operation, close collaboration and the development of shared knowledge over many years have been the keys to success for both URS and its customers.

In such circumstances standard, market available vessels no longer provide the support required. Most vessels in the URS offshore fleet are state of the art vessels developed jointly with the customers, incorporating the ideas and best practice derived from years of shared knowledge and close collaboration, but designed also to meet the needs of the wider overall market.

The result is a powerful seagoing fleet with units ranging from 4000 to 20000 bhp offering a flexible response to any requirement.

A full service offering to both oil and gas fields includes:

• Deep-sea towage capable of performing safely and efficiently any kind of short or long distance tow of ships, barges or platforms.
• Performing or assisting in construction work, examinations and repairs in shallow or deep sea levels.
• An outstanding reputation in the field of anchor handling (the specific service required by giant derrick-barges and lay-barges involved in the construction of platforms and pipelines).