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Ballast water treatment Stena decided not to wait to install a ballast water
PureBallast 2500 for
treatment system until regulations are in place, as it
would mean taking the drillship out of service and
Stena drillship
placing it in dry-dock.
For Stena Drilling Ltd, working with an experienced
Swedish headquartered fluid handling and separation marine supplier was important when choosing a
specialist Alfa Laval has announced an order for its solution for ballast water treatment. Stena DrillMAX
PureBallast chemical-free ballast water treatment ICE will handle sensitive applications in sensitive waters
system. The order is the first for PureBallast 2500, – meaning nothing can be left to chance.
the largest version of the system, and will be installed Alfa Laval’s general manager of Marine & Diesel,
aboard Arctic drillship Stena DrillMAX ICE. Peter Carlberg, said: “For Alfa Laval, the order of
PureBallast 2500 features a flow rate of 2500m³/h a PureBallast 2500 for the Stena DrillMAX ICE
and will provide more than double the capacity of any represents a combination of firsts. As well as being
previous PureBallast version. This makes PureBallast the first order for our largest PureBallast system, it
2500 one of the largest ballast water treatment systems represents our first PureBallast delivery to the Stena
of its kind to be sold commercially. fleet. This makes it yet another positive step in Alfa
The order came from Korean yard, Samsung Laval’s long-term cooperation with Stena.”
Heavy Industries, on behalf of Stena Drilling Ltd. The
scheduled date for delivery of the system is June 2010 Deck equipment
to Samsung’s Geoje shipyard, where installation will
take place. This newbuild combines the DrillMAX
Evomec supplies
concept with demanding ice-class requirements.
BHSU to Statoil
Stena DrillMAX ICE is believed to be the world’s
first dynamically positioned, dual-mast drillship with Norwegian deck equipment specialist Evomec AS has
ice-class certification. This order represents an important secured a contract with Statoil for its Bulk Hose Securing
investment for Stena Drilling Ltd, a wholly owned Unit (BHSU).
subsidiary of Stena. The contract includes a contribution from Statoil
As the vessel is very specialised and expensive, (formerly StatoilHydro) through the product and
Stena DrillmAX iCE drilling unit (Credit: Stena Drilling Ltd).
10 Offshore Marine Technology 1st Quarter 2010
News equipmnent.indd 10 27/01/2010 11:25:19
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