Enbridge to Build Pipelines for BP’s US Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Oil Project
on the Kaskida project, with the oil production expected to start in 2029.Kaskida will be BP’s sixth hub in the Gulf of Mexico, featuring a new floating production platform with the capacity to produce 80,000 barrels of crude oil per day from six wells in the first phase.In August, BP selected Exmar Offshore and Audubon Engineering Company to complete engineering and design of a floating production unit (FPU) for the Kaskida development.Engineering work for the Kaskida FPU is already underway. Singapore's Seatrium had previously been selected to carry out early engineering work.BP Approves
$2.6 Million Awarded to Advance US Offshore Wind Innovation
chain and installation challenges.The NOWRDC competitive solicitation, which was open to companies and academic and research institutions, sought new solutions that remove barriers and address these issues, essential for cost reduction, deployment and ultimately industry growth.The five winners are:Exmar Offshore Company: Feasibility of a Jones Act Compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel ConversionCrowley Maritime: Technology Validation of Existing US Barges as a Feeder Solution for US Offshore WindTexas A&M: Vibratory-Installed Bucket Foundation for Fixed Foundation Offshore Wind TowersEsteyco
Performing Coating Systems for Different Applications
20 years. The difference is the number of layers. Two coats give you ten years, three coats 15 and four coats give you 20. This is really a guarantee, not just a commercial promise.Over the last couple of years alone Subsea Industries has completed several big offshore projects, including two project for Exmar NV. Exmar, headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, introduced the world’s first floating LNG liquefaction barge, the Caribbean FLNG, in 2013. The main reason for choosing Ecolock was to protect the underwater hull from corrosion for at least 15 years without having to drydock or repair or replace
Floating Production's Future: The 6 Things You Need to Know Now
floaters will be severely constrained. 4. FLNG Contracts Have Been Impacted by the LNG Glut The FLNG market is looking a bit weak as a result of the LNG supply glut that has developed over the past year. Two FLNGs under construction have hit obstacles. One unit, the almost completed Exmar Caribbean LNG barge, is without a field as a result of the field operator’s decision to terminate the LNG project in Colombia. The other unit, PFLNG Dua under construction in Korea, has been “re-phased" by Petronas to curtail capital expenditures – and construction will likely
First FSRU "Made-in-China"
Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd. held a ceremony to celebrate the keel-laying of the EXMAR FSRU project, a barged-based floating LNG regasification unit, in the dry-dock of Wison Offshore & Marine on October 20 in Nantong, China, marking the first important project milestone achieved by the company. Under the agreement for the regasification unit, Wison Offshore & Marine will provide EXMAR the turnkey engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) solution for the project. It is the first time for a Chinese company to undertake a FSRU project under an EPCIC
IHI Wins Order From Chinese Wison Group
at the IHI’s Aichi Works and delivered at Wison’s Nantong shipyard in the second half of 2015. The storage capacity of the two tanks is 25,000m3 (12,500m3 per one tank x 2 tanks), and tanks are installed into the FSRU for which Wison already received order from the Joint Venture of Exmar BV in Belgium and Pacific Rubiales Energy, Ltd. of Colombia. “IHI-SPB” (Self-supporting, Prismatic Shape, IMO type B) is Japanese own technology developed by IHI Group while the competing technologies used for LNG floaters including LNG carriers by Japanese and Korean shipyards are
Storage Tanks Installed on World’s First FLNG
Caribbean FLNG project, considered a significant milestone in the delivery of the world’s first floating LNG production unit. With this major activity completed, the pathway is clear for installing the barge deck and topsides on the project. The Caribbean FLNG project, being supplied to EXMAR by Wison Offshore & Marine under an EPCIC contract, will be installed off the coast of Colombia. The project started fabrication at the end of 2012 and is planned to be in operation the first quarter of 2015 as the world’s-first FLNG vessel. The project is progressing on schedule
InterMoor Wins Contract with LLOG in Gulf of Mexico
of the FPS. The 12 piles will be 85 ft. long and 16 ft. in diameter weighing approximately 150 metric tons each. They are designed to be used as permanent anchors for the project. Installation activities are planned for mid-2014. Delta House will be moored in 4,500 ft. of water and is LLOG’s second Exmar-designed Opti deep-draft, semi-submersible production system in the region. Tom Fulton, InterMoor’s president, said the project will add to InterMoor’s track record for permanent moorings which includes deepwater mooring projects around the world, including Kikeh, Shell Auger
SCR Detailed Design Contract for 2H Offshore
2H Offshore Inc., an Acteon company, awarded a Steel Catenary Riser (SCR) detailed design project with LLOG Exploration Company. The scope of work includes the provision of detailed design of the production and export SCRs tied back to the Exmar OPTI-11000 semi-submersible for the Delta House field development. LLOG is currently developing the Marmalard and SOB2 fields in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico which will both be tied back to the Delta House Floating Production Facility located in MC Block 254 in approximately 4,500 feet of water. “2H has supported and provided
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