Offshore staff
(Rio de Janeiro) -- The consortium of Keppel FELS and Technip completed the offshore mating of the 25,000-metric ton topside and the 4,500-metric ton spider deck with hull structure, weighing 17,500 metric tons, for one of the world's largest floating production platforms, the P-52, in Brazil.
Considered the most challenging phases in the construction of P-52, the deck mating was complex and sensitive, said Keppel FELS.
The operation was carried out in two phases. The first phase, which was completed in 24 hours on June 9-10, placied the topsides deckbox, with all process modules already pre-installed, onto the lower hull structure.
The second phase involved the hoisting of the three major sections of the spider deck to join with the underside of the deckbox.
The operation was carried out at Jacuecanga Channel near Keppel FELS Brasil's BrasFELS Yard in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by Keppel FELS Brasil, Keppel FELS, Technip and Petrobras' naval engineering and operational expertise in deepwater production projects.
7/17/06
