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    1. Field Development

    Energean considers buoyant tower for next phase of Prinos offshore Greece

    April 16, 2015
    GMC has completed basic design for a self-installing buoyant tower for Energean Oil and Gas’ Prinos field development offshore western Greece.
    GMC's self-installing buoyant tower for Prinos field
    GMC's self-installing buoyant tower for Prinos field

    Offshore staff

    READING, UK – GMC has completed basic design for a self-installing buoyant tower for Energean Oil and Gas’ Prinos field development offshore western Greece.

    The design brief involved extending the life of the existing Prinos infrastructure, and determining a flexible solution for expansion of the development.

    GMC assessed the field’s existing wellhead platform (Prinos Alpha), and recommended reinforcement measures to accommodate drilling usingEnergean’s newly acquired tender-assist rig Energean Force (ex-Glen Esk).

    The solution made use of the local supply chain and workforce to deliver the platform modifications.

    For the greenfield program, the company developed a full-field plan to connect a reconfigured and re-designed buoyant tower to the existing offshore processing facility (Prinos Delta), including j-tube and riser retrofits. 

    The design permits local fabrication and installation without the need for heavy-lift vessels, using locally available marine assets.

    04/16/2015