To cater to the offshore oil & gas industry, L&T and SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad (Sapura Crest) of Malaysia formed two joint ventures - L&T Sapura Shipping Private Limited (LTSSPL) and L&T Sapura Offshore Private Limited (LTSOPL). LTSSPL owns and operates a self-propelled heavy-lift cum-pipelay vessel - LTS 3000. The joint venture provides services like installation of platforms pipelines across India, the Middle East, South- East Asia, Australia and the Sakhalin region. Specifications of the Ship Length : 160 m Crane capacity : 3000 ST (maximum) Beam : 37.8 m Pipelay capacity : Pipe OD : 6" - 60" S-Lay method Depth : 15 m Accommodation : 290-Men LQ Propulsion : 2 azimuth thrusters Classification : ABS +1A1 (E) +AMS +DPS-1