Sembawang wins FPSO Conversion

Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SembCorp Mar in Singapore, has secured a contract estimated at $98 million from Bluewater Energy Services B.V. for the FPSO conversion of newbuild Aframax-size ?Aoka Mizu?.

Bluewater Energy Services B.V. is one of the world’s leading offshore specialists in the design, development, lease and operation of tanker-based production and storage systems and a key provider of innovative Single Point Mooring systems.

Sembawang Shipyard has been awarded this important contract on the strength of its capabilities and established track record in the highly specialized and sophisticated field of FPSO offshore conversion and modification work.

When completed, ?Aoka Mizu? will have a crude oil storage capacity of 618,990 bbls and production capacities of total liquids of 35,000 blpd or 30,000 bpd of crude oil. Major work included detail engineering and shop drawing for structural, piping, electrical and automation work, fabrication and installation of steel structural, including forecastle deck structure, accommodation structure, moonpool structure, poop deck structure, fire and blast wall, escape route, laydown area and flare tower totalling approximately 5,500 to 6,000 tonnes of steel. The complete accommodation structure will comfortably house a complement of 84 persons.

In the area of electrical and instrumentation works, more than 400 km of cables will be laid and the critical assembly and installation of a new power generation plant module consisting two 10MWe dual fuel gas turbine generators, two 5.8 MWe essential diesel generators and one 1.2 MWe emergency diesel generator.

Subsea major installation works will involve the integration of owners-supplied thrusters, turret, and topsides with approximately 320,000 dia-inch of piping to the ship’s marine systems and topsides utility systems. Additionally, two 20- tonne capacity deck cranes and one aft hose handling crane will also be installed.

The vessel is expected to be re-delivered to owners in fourth quarter 2007. Upon completion, the ?Aoka Mizu? will be operated for Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited and its co-venture partners, Bow Valley Petroleum UK Limited and Atlantic Petroleum (UK) Limited, at the Ettrick Field located in the Outer Moray Firth about 120 km Northeast of Aberdeen (UK) under an initial term of five years with extension options.