ABL completes support of FPSO’s final journey

Energy and marine consultancy ABL has successfully completed its work scopes for the transportation of the Northern Endeavour FPSO from Australia via Singapore to its end-of-life destination – a ship recycling facility in Frederikshavn, Denmark.

Firstly, ABL provided marine assurance and marine warranty survey (MWS) services for the wet tow preparation, disconnection and lay-down of risers and moorings, unmanned wet tow from Australia to Singapore, drydocking and modification for dry transport and wet tow to the float-on location outside Singapore. These first phase works being undertaken on behalf of Petrofac.

ABL then provided marine assurance and MWS services for the FPSO float-on to the semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Hua Rui Long, the dry transport from Singapore to Denmark, float-off, wet-tow and alongside mooring at Modern American Recycling Services’ (MARS) recycling facility in Denmark.

ABL’s client for this final phase was the Australian Department of Industry, Science & Resources (DISR). ABL’s offices in Australia, Singapore, China, UK and Germany were all involved with planning, Review, survey operations oversight services associated with the warranty approval for the transportation of the 274-metre and 52,000 tonnes displacement heavy FPSO from Australia, via Singapore and to Denmark.

“This has been long journey for the FPSO, including multiple complex inshore, nearshore and offshore operations. I am proud to say that every step has been executed safely and in line with pre-approved plans. It has been a highly impressive cooperation by all parties involved with the project to achieve this successful outcome,”

says Alex Harrison, ABL’s global managing director for energy and responsible for the group’s global MWS and energy-related consultancy services.