ABS reports that bp has selected the classification society to help support its Kaskida project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
ABS will provide classification and engineering verification services for the new semisubmersible production unit.
“This project goes beyond classification” says Miguel Hernandez, ABS Senior Vice President, Global Offshore. “We are also providing numerous other services related to engineering review and verification, expanding our portfolio of high-pressure, high-temperature (HP/HT) projects.”
For Kaskida, ABS will act as the Certified Verification Agent (CVA) for the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), a role that ABS says it has performed for a majority of the floating production units operating in the US Gulf of Mexico.
ABS says that bp has also contracted it to be the independent third party (I3P) verifier for HP/HT subsea equipment and technology as required by BSEE.
In addition, ABS says that it will act on behalf of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to inspect and approve the design, construction and installation of the equipment.
