NEWS Upon delivery, which is expected in 2013, the
sister vessels will be deployed by Exxon Mobil’s Russian subsidiary, Exxon Neftegas, to service the oil drilling platform situated on the north- eastern part of
the Sakhalin Island shelf, and
particularly the underwater oil drills in Arkutun- Dagi, which will constitute an important new phase of the long-running Sakhalin-1 project. Blocks for the ships have been provided by Russia’s Vyborg Shipyard. The vessels will each measure 99.2m in length,
feature a moulded breadth of 21.7m, a draught of 7.9m, a deadweight of 3950tonnes and four main engines, providing an aggregate power rating of 18MW. Each of the vessels will accommodate 22 persons. According to Sovcomflot, the vessels will be
The Wilton / ConocoPhillips LTC module contract will create 250 jobs in the UK.
could see the creation of up to 250 new jobs in the Teesside area of the UK, as the groups collab- orate to fabricate a long term compression (LTC) module for the North Sea-based Britannia gas condensate field, located some 210km north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland. Te 2200tonne LTC module will measure 30m in
length, 18m in width and 29m in height, and will accommodate one of the largest compressors in the North Sea upon delivery, currently scheduled for March 2013. Te unit is intended to extend the life of the Britannia field and enhance production from the existing wells within this field, which, in 2010, produced a daily rate of 6 million barrels of liquids and 156 million cubic feet of natural gas. Conden- sate from the field is delivered to the oil stabilisation and processing plant Kerse of Kinneil, Scotland, via the Forties pipeline. The new jobs that stand to be created are
predicted to comprise approximately 100 full-time positions and 150 sub-contract jobs. Meanwhile, WESL’s Brazilian operation confirms that it has also managed to win a number of rig upgrades with a global drilling contractor in South America.
Shipbuilding Icebreakers from venture
Arctech Arctech Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland, the joint shipbuilding
established by United
Shipbuilding Corporation and STX Finland, has commenced construction of two multi-functional icebreaking supply vessels, on behalf of Russian shipping company Sovcomflot.
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The icebreaking vessels under construction at Arctech will be able to smash their way through ice thicknesses of 1.7m.
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able to break their way through 1.7m-thick ice, while installed dynamic positioning systems will enable both ships to approach the oil drilling platform regardless of extreme weather conditions they may encounter. Other capabilities will include: escorting vessels in ice conditions in the waters surrounding the platform; responding to oil spills and ensuring their containment; and towing large objects, such as oil platforms, in open sea. Notably, the vessels’ hull design will enable them to break ice with their sterns as well as with their bows, to facilitate manoeuvra- bility and reversing. Sergey Frank, Sovcomflot president and chief
executive, comments: “Te vessels will be registered in Russia, will operate under the national flag of the Russian Federation and will have Russian crews”, while Roman Trotsenko, president of United Shipbuilding Corporation, describes the contract as “a new example of Russo-Finnish cooperation in this field”. OMT
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