STEVSHARK®REX: holding power in the most extreme conditions
Redefining boundaries Vryhof Anchors, world leaders in the market for innovative and customer-focused anchoring and mooring solutions, will be launching a revolutionary new anchor during the OTC 2017 event in Houston. Following two years of development and testing, the Dutch company is proud to announce the launch of its STEVSHARK®REX. Better, smarter and stronger, STEVSHARK®REX delivers holding power in extreme conditions unmatched by any other anchor. As a result, the application boundaries of drag-embedded anchors can now be expanded to the most remote and challenging territories on earth. Super-strong soils no longer represent an obstacle, thereby opening up economic opportunities for operators to develop new energy resources across a much larger area worldwide.
Evan Zimmerman, Vice President & CTO at Vryhof, is convinced that the new STEVSHARK®REX will be a game changer in creating a much more cost-effective solution for anchoring on substrates including calcarenite, a carbonite rock commonly found on Australia’s Northwestern Shelf.
8
2017
“The STEVSHARK®REX is probably the most breath-taking development in the mooring industry over the last decade. I truly believe that the launch of this anchor will create huge excitement and that the market will view the STEVSHARK®REX as a game changer. Right now, the largest initial
market for the new anchor is the oil and gas sector. The drilling community is set to embrace the tool since it offers them a very cost-effective solution in a very tight market. The STEVSHARK®REX will offer a cost-effective drag-embedded anchor system in place of driven,