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to improve the performance and efficiency of both Petrobras floating production units.” The technology will be deployed in two Petrobras
FPSO vessels in the north of the Parque das Baleias Field in Espirito Santo and the Roncador Field in the Campos Basin that, combined, will support production of 360,000bopd scheduled to come online in 2013. Under the award, GE Oil & Gas will supply
eight 31.1MW PGT25+ gas turbine generator sets and 12 moto-compressor trains (either lp or hp) for the two vessels of up to 200bar discharge pressure for natural gas export/gas lift. In addition, GE Oil & Gas also will contribute relevant local content participation by supplying both the electric generator and the electric motors for the P58 and P62 projects from the Brazilian market. Finally, GE Oil & Gas will provide technical advice for onsite installation and start-up and training to support both plants. The equipment will be manufactured in Florence,
Italy, with full-load string and performance tests conducted at GE’s production site. With this contract, GE Oil & Gas continues to
expand its presence across Latin America’s oil and gas sector, with more than 1000 gas turbines and compressors installed throughout the region. In addition, the company has inspected more than 50,000km of oil, gas, water and refined product pipelines in Latin America.
New product LankoFirst enters the
market Subsea mooring connector specialist First Subsea Ltd and Lankhorst Ropes’ offshore division worldwide agent, Offspring International, have announced the release of the LankoFirst range of fibre rope connectors for deepwater mooring systems. LankoFirst has been developed specifically for deepwater
fibre connections. The connectors are smaller, lighter, stronger and more efficient than current plate links and thimbles. Moreover, they are easier to make-up and the rope splice is slimmer, and therefore lighter, for the same MBL. Importantly, the LankoFirst fibre connector has been
designed to be safer and easier to assemble offshore, whether vertically or horizontal. LankoFirst sub-connectors are integrated with the spliced rope during rope manufacture, ensuring the quality of the splice and saving time when assembling the connectors on the vessel. Dave Rowley, director of Offspring International,
said: “LankoFirst gives naval architects and installation contractors a dedicated deepwater fibre mooring connector
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LankoFirst fibre rope-to-chain connector (Credit: Lankhorst Ropes/First Subsea Ltd).
that is smaller, lighter, easier and quicker to make-up than traditional rope connectors. Moreover, as offshore projects move to deeper waters, the number of fibre rope connectors needed will increase, and so the ease of assembly and time saving benefits with LankoFirst will make a substantial impact of reducing mooring line installation times.” For maximum installation flexibility, the LankoFirst
connector is available as three types of connection: Clam, Snap and Link. Te Clam connector is where the sub-connector is spliced with the rope during manufacture and enclosed within clam shell case during deployment for fibre rope-to-fibre rope (R2R) and fibre rope-to- chain (R2C) connections. Te Snap connector is for R2R connections where the spliced rope is integrated with the connector during rope manufacture and simply snapped together offshore. Te Link connector is for R2R where spliced ropes integrated with connectors (female clevis head and male padeye) during rope manufacture and a pin connection made offshore.
Contract Alfa Laval inks deal
with Vestas Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has signed a purchase agreement with Vestas, world leading manufacturer of wind turbines. Te agreement, which is for oil coolers, is valid for five years with an estimated total value of about SEK150 million (US$20.7million). The agreement means that Alfa Laval will be a
recommended supplier of oil cooling equipment to all Vestas’ projects for the coming five years. Vestas has been involved in the specific design of the oil coolers to ensure a perfect fit. Lars Renström, president and chief executive officer
of the Alfa Laval Group said: “This is an exciting opportunity for us to further strengthen our relationship with Vestas. It also proves our ability to supply energy efficient solutions.” OMT
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