Hydro Marine Services, a subsidiary of J. Ray McDermott has launched the largest jacket ever constructed in China with its recently modified Intermac 650 barge.
Offshore Staff
(China) - Hydro Marine Services, a subsidiary of J. Ray McDermott has launched the largest jacket ever constructed in China with its recently modifiedIntermac 650 barge.
The barge was contracted to Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd. enabling the installation of the 213-m high, 25,200-ton jacket in the Panyu 30-1 natural gas field in the South China Sea.
The launch contract was undertaken following the fast-track program to modify the barge for load-out and float-off of offshore platform decks and jackets. The 10-month modification program involved over 1,900 metric tons of steel and the installation of a digitally controlled fast ballast system.
The newly modifiedIntermac 650 has a nominal deck float-off capacity of 20,000 metric tons and a jacket launch capacity of 25,000 metric tons.
The Panyu 30-1 gas field is being developed by China National Offshore Oil Corp. Drilling on the field is expected to start in September 2006 after construction of the platform is completed.
