Hamworthy to supply IGG for FPSO project

The BP-operated FPSO is to be deployed some 110 miles to the west of the Shetl

and

Isles in the North Atlantic as a replacement for the

Schiehallion

FPSO. Hamworthy will supply two sets of inert gas generator units

,

including two deck water seals

,

two control systems

,

two inert gas cleaners

and

two pressure vacuum breakers. The IGG system together with the control system will be placed inside a dedicated inert gas room to protect it from the harsh operating environment.

The new FPSO

,

measuring

2

70m by 5

2

m

,

will be able to produce 130

,

000 barrels of oil

and

2

,

2

00

,

000m

³

of gas per day

,

and

will have a storage capacity of 1.06 million barrels of oil.

The contract for the BP FPSO follows a deal signed earlier this year with HHI

,

for delivery of a fully assembled inert gas system to the

Goliat FPSO to be delivered in

2

01

2

for deployment in the Barents Sea

,

and

an earlier contract with HHI for the

FPSOs

Usan

and

Akpo

,

to be deployed offshore Nigeria.

Commenting on the latest contract with HHI

,

Odd Ivar Lindløv

,

Hamworthy Moss Offshore Business unit director said: “Following on from orders to supply our inert gas systems to the

Goliat

,

Usan

and

Akpo

FPSOs

,

we have established ourselves as a leading

and

trusted supplier for safe

and

reliable inert gas products for the offshore market. We are very pleased to be working with HHI again on this latest package for the

Quad

04

.”