Western Isles FPSO Unit Journeys From China
Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles FPSO unit, with a storage capacity of 400,000 bbl of crude, arrived in Rotterdam on April 17 after a seven-month journey from the Cosco shipyard in China.
Western Isles was loaded onto the semi-submersible heavy-lift ship MV Xin Guang Hua in February. It is the first FPSO unit built by China for a foreign customer.
The FPSO unit will operate in the Harris and Barra fields in the North Sea. First oil is expected sometime this year.
DSME Selects TMC For Compressors For Newbuild
TMC Compressors (TMC) has won a contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DMSE) to supply a marine compressed air system to a newbuild floating storage and regasification unit (FRSU), according to a news release.
Engineering, manufacturing and supply of a complete compressed air system for the FRSU, which is being built by DSME for BW LNG, are among TMC’s scope of work. Under the contract, TMC will supply 3 by 40 kW frequency controlled control air compressors and 3 by 40 kW service air compressors, the release said. The contract value is undisclosed.
DSME is currently constructing the LNG FRSU at its Okpo shipyard in South Korea. Delivery is anticipated in November 2019.
EM&I Receives First ODIN Services Agreement from Seadrill
Seadrill has tapped EM&I to provide an ODIN UWILD package for the ABS-classed ultradeepwater drillship West Jupiter operating offshore Nigeria for Total, EM&I said in a news release
The order came after Seadrill awarded EM&I a master services agreement.
Seadrill and ABS allowed EM&I to try out equipment on the West Tellus drillship in Las Palmas. EM&I deployed its NoMan system, which is used to identify potential failures using cameras inserted into confined spaces, and other equipment. EM&I said the experience allowed the company to better familiarize itself with these types of drilling assets.
—Staff Reports
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