AqualisBraemar completes Ichthys CPF station keeping job
19 June 2017 – Marine and offshore engineering consultancy AqualisBraemar has successfully completed its position keeping role for the Ichthys central processing facility (CPF), which is now moored to a storm safe condition in Australian waters.
On 29 May 2017, the operator Inpex announced that the 120,000 tonnes CPF, named Ichthys Explorer, had reached its final destination in Australian waters, 220 kilometres off the north coast of Western Australia.
Since then, AqualisBraemar has managed the position keeping procedure and provided position keeping masters offshore while the CPF has been secured with eight anchors in total – two in each corner – to make it storm safe. Once the full mooring is completed, the CPF will be moored with a 28-point spread mooring system with chain-wire rope-chain line make-up attached to driven anchor piles
AqualisBraemar’s Singapore office has provided the services as a sub-supplier to POSH Terasea Offshore Pte Ltd, who also managed the successful 5,600-kilometre towage of the Ichthys Explorer from Geoje, South Korea, to the Ichthys field.
“To be involved with the station keeping of what is considered the world’s largest semisubmersible platform is something every team member is very proud of. More importantly is that the entire job went according to plan,” says Phil Lenox, director – Asia Pacific, AqualisBraemar.
POSH Terasea Offshore Pte Ltd has also awarded AqualisBraemar the contract to provide position keeping services for the coming offshore installation of the Ichthys FPSO. The two companies work closely together on such projects under their FPSOlutions alliance.
AqualisBraemar is a specialised marine and offshore engineering consultancy focusing on the offshore oil and gas and wind industries. It is part of Oslo-listed energy consultancy group Aqualis ASA.
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About Aqualis ASA
Aqualis ASA (OSE: Aqua) is a public company that, through its subsidiaries and associates, offers energy consultancy services to the oil and gas, wind and solar sectors globally. The group employs experienced consultants across 22 offices in 15 countries worldwide. Aqualis ASA operates under three different brands: AqualisBraemar, Offshore Wind Consultants and ADLER Solar. AqualisBraemar is a specialized offshore marine and engineering consultancy firm, focusing on the shallow and deep-water offshore segments of the oil and gas industry. Offshore Wind Consultants is a globally focused consultancy providing independent services to the offshore renewables industry. ADLER Solar is a full-service provider for the PV industry. It offers technical solutions and services for the entire life cycle of photovoltaic plants. Aqualis owns 49.9 percent of ADLER Solar.