Crowley supports Appomattox FPS tow-out to the GoM
Aug. 21, 2018
Crowley Maritime Corp.’s tugboats have delivered Shell’s Appomattox semisubmersible floating production system to the US Gulf from Kiewit Offshore Services’ construction facility in Ingleside, Texas.
Appomattox FPS tow-out to the deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Offshore staff
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Crowley Maritime Corp.’s SOLUTIONS has successfully and safely delivered Shell’s Appomattox semisubmersible floating production system (FPS) to the open waters of the US Gulf from Kiewit Offshore Services’ construction facility in Ingleside, Texas.
Crowley’sOcean Sky and Ocean Sun tugboats, on behalf of customer Heerema, worked together alongside other third-party assets to deliver Appomattox.
Demonstrating both nearshore and offshore capabilities, the company’s ocean class tugs safely towed the FPS through the Aransas Channel, then disconnected and provided escort services to the deepwater installation site. Once there, the tugs reconnected to provide positioning support so Heerema could attach the Appomattox FPS to its mooring spread.
Appomattox is 80 mi (129 km) offshore Louisiana, in approximately 7,200 ft (2,195 m) of water.
