1 Apr 2018
SBM’s Johan Castberg TMS Project – Completion and Load Out Video
Topics: Barents Sea, Bogie Support Structure, DDW, Drivis, Drydocks World Dubai, Dubai, Equinor, Gantry, Havis, Johan Castberg, Johan Castberg FPSO, Lower Turret, Mammoet, Manifold, Northern Norway, SBM Offshore, Singapore, Skrugard, TMS, Turret Mooring System
SBM Offshore have let us see their video of some key moments during their activities on the Johan Castberg Turret Mooring System (TMS) project. The video covers the load outs with Mammoet of the modules after the fabrication phase of the TMS in Dubai for shipment to Singapore for integration into Equinor’s Johan Castberg FPSO.
Designed by SBM Offshore, Drydocks World Dubai (DDW) fabricated all four modules for the TMS. The first two modules, the Bogie Support Structure and the Lower Turret, were completed in 2019 and delivered to the Singapore yard in 2019 and early 2020. The Manifold and Gantry were completed and safely loaded onto the transportation vessel in April 2020 and delivered to the Singapore yard in May of this year.
With safety as their top priority, it is a source of pride for SBM Offshore and all involved, that the project could report zero Lost Time Injuries with five million manhours during the fabrication phase.
The turret design is an 8,000 tons Bogie Turret accommodating 21 riser slots for Equinor’s new build FPSO Johan Castberg for the Skrugard, Havis and Drivis discoveries in the harsh operating conditions of the Barents Sea, offshore Northern Norway. The FPSO will be permanently moored in 372-meter water depth by means of three bundles of five mooring lines. The TMS allows the FPSO to safely stay in position on the field in the extreme weather conditions, while ensuring safe operations and the transfer of fluids from the seabed via the risers to the FPSO. This project brings SBM Offshore into new territory offshore Norway, adding to its portfolio of large and complex turret mooring systems for harsh environments, cementing its leading market position.
In April 2020 they had the sail-away place from Dubai to Singapore of the last two modules for the TMS, destined for integration into the hull of Equinor’s Johan Castberg FPSO. This milestone represented the successful completion of the TMS fabrication phase.
Video
Source SBM
