Suction anchors in place for Karish FPSO offshore Israel
Aug. 24, 2020
Jumbo Offshore has installed the suction anchors for the FPSO Energean Power offshore Israel.
(Courtesy Energean)
Offshore staff
ATHENS, Greece – Jumbo Offshore has installed the suction anchors for the FPSO Energean Power offshore Israel.
Within a period of three weeks, the heavy lift vessel Fairplayer installed 13 piles at the seafloor location measuring 7.5 m (24.6 ft) in diameter, 19 m (62 ft) high and each weighing 176 t, and a further pile of 9 m (29.5 ft) diameter, 17 m (55.8 ft) high and weighing 233 t.
Water depths range from 1,695-1,763 m (5,561-5,784 ft). Karish EPC contractor TechnipFMC commissioned the campaign on behalf of the field operator Energean.
According to Energean, operations were performed under COVID-19 social distancing conditions.
(Courtesy Energean)
The FPSO will be used to develop the Karish and Tanin gas fields at a location 90 km (56 mi) offshore. The vessel will have a gas treatment capacity of 800 MMcf/d and liquids storage capacity of 800,000 bbl.
Installation of the mooring lines is now in progress with the project on track for first gas in 2H 2021.
