Belgian B2B helicopter provider NHV Group has announced a new contract with Allseas, an offshore contractor specialising in pipelay, heavy lift and subsea construction, to provide helicopter services in support of the Energinet Europipe II Branch Pipeline project to develop the European gas transmission system. The weekly H175 flights will depart from NHV's base in Esbjerg.

The H175 aircraft, an Airbus Helicopters super medium type, is designed to meet the evolving mission needs in the oil and gas industry. NHV was the global launch customer of this platform, whose first two aircraft entered into service in December 2014. NHV has gradually expanded its H175 operations to bases in the North Sea and west Africa, where the aircraft has proved its worth.

MD and accountable manager Lars Skov comments: “We are very pleased with this contract award. Building on the expertise and know-how demonstrated in our other offshore operations, our goal is to deliver a state-of-the-art and safe service to Allseas as it progresses with the Europipe II project, the North Sea part of the Baltic Pipe project. NHV may have lost an important contract in Esbjerg last year, but we continue to evolve our services and technology to best meet our customers' needs. This win reflects the passion and hard work of our team and encourages us all to give our very best day after day.”