Our Lifting Tools
First Subsea have worked closely with clients on over 200 lifting projects, suppling many hundreds of systems to the offshore wind, oil and gas industries. With tools designed for many thousands of lifts, First Subsea’s lifting tool experience can help clients and projects minimise lifting and handling operations offshore, minimising vessel time and reducing overall project costs.
First Subsea’s Internal Lifting Tool (ILT) is designed to suit any load capacity both for surface and subsea installations. It simplifies multi-point rigging lifts and can be supplied with many options including a wide variety of receptacle designs, storage containers, reeler and HPU, and remote operation.
Key Features:
Reduces offshore installation time
Suitable for multiple lifts
Provides an instantaneous and automatic connection
High load capacity
Customisable to project demands


First Subsea’s decommissioning tools are utilised for the lifting, recovery and decommissioning of subsea structures and pipelines. With adjustable lifting tools ranging from 20” to 50”, the tools are ideally suited to the recovery of multiple subsea structures, minimising lifting and handling operations offshore and reducing overall vessel time. The tools can also be integrated directly into third party cutting tools to further improve offshore operations and efficiencies.
Key Features:
Suitable for multiple lifts
Easily integrated into third party cutting tools
Provides an instantaneous and automatic connection
Reduces offshore installation time
Tools can be adapted onsite to suit different lifts


First Subsea’s Pipeline Removal Tool (PRT) is utilised for the laying, commissioning and recovery of subsea pipelines. The PRT ranges typically from 2” to 48” to meet project demands with loads only limited by pipeline capacity. The recovery tools minimise lifting and handling operations, de-risking projects and operations offshore.
Key Features:
Piping size range from 2” and above
Dewatering capabilities
Provides an instantaneous and automatic connection
Pig catching and shunting capabilities
No water depth limitation

