Offshore staff
HOUSTON – SOFEC has delivered the upper tower and mooring support and yoke structures for the FPSO vessel MODEC is building for Eni’s Area 1 project offshore Mexico.
The FPSO Miamte MV34 will operate in the Salina sub-basin in the Bay of Campeche. Water depth is 32.6 m (107 ft).
In October 2018, MODEC contracted SOFEC to design and supply the disconnectable tower yoke mooring system (DTYMS).
The FPSO and its modern mooring system are designed for 20 years of service without requiring dry-docking and will be classed by ABS.
According to SOFEC, the DTYMS was developed to moor the FPSO to avoid the active hurricane environment and winter storms of the Gulf of Mexico.
The DTYMS project execution overview design, procurement and project management services were delivered from the company’s Houston office with assistance and support from its Singapore office.
The FPSO Miamte MV34 is designed to process up to 90,000 b/d of crude oil, 75 MMcf/d of gas, with water injection capacity of 120,000 b/d and an oil storage capacity of 900,000 bbl.
First oil is scheduled for 2021.
03/02/2021
