Latest South Pars jacket heads to installation site

Oct. 19, 2012
One of the platform jackets for the South Pars phases 22-24 project has been loaded out from SADRA Co.’s construction complex in southern Iran.

Offshore staff

BUSHEHR, Iran – One of the platform jackets for the South Pars phases 22-24 project has been loaded out from SADRA Co.’s construction complex in southern Iran.

The 2,200-metric ton (2,425-ton) structure and its accessories, which weigh 2,000 metric tons (2,205 tons), were due to undergo a two-day journey to theSouth Pars gas field offshore Iran, followed by a two-day program for the installation.

It was designed and built entirely by Iranian engineers in six months, using local facilities, according to a SADRA official. The company is also building the platform’s bridges and flare.

Full development of phases 22-24 involves construction of four new jackets, each weighing 2,000 metric tons, four wellhead platforms and accessories with a total weight of 2,300 metric tons (2,535 ton), four connecting bridges each weighing 240 metric tons (264 tons), and four flares each weighing 110 metric tons (121 tons).

Remaining components of the project, with a total weight of 30,500 metric tons (33,620 tons), are under construction at the Bushehr Farasahel Factory.

10/19/2012