Feature 1 | repair and conversion
More conversion contracts for
Singaporean group
Keppel Shipyard has recently won a glut of new contracts in the conversion
market.
K
eppel Shipyard has been awarded
two conversion contracts, worth
a total of Sing$100 million, one
by Prosafe Production Pte Ltd, and the
other by Shipping Logistics Inc for a long
term charter to Perenco SA.
The first contract awarded by Prosafe
is for the conversion of a 101,832dwt
double-sided tanker, Kudam, into an FPSO
facility. Work on the vessel is expected to
be completed by late 2008.
Subic Shipyard & Engineering Inc
(SSEI), an associate of Keppel Shipyard,
will carry out the first phase of this FPSO
conversion. This includes the demolition,
refurbishment, and preparation of
the topside installation for the FPSO
conversion in The Philippines. Keppel
Shipyard will undertake the integration of
the topside modules and the completion
of the conversion work in Singapore.
Mr Nelson Yeo, executive director
of Keppel Shipyard said, ‘Prosafe has Keppel shipyard converted three Fpsos in 2007, including Fpso Umuroa, which was
entrusted us exclusively to carry out delivered to prosafe production.
the conversion of all its FPSO and FSO
systems in the last 10 years. With this
new contract, the company has, to date, For this contract, a 138,105dwt tanker Fdpso conversion
awarded us 10 projects.’ is to be converted into a FSO unit to be Keppel Shipyard has also been awarded
The FPSO, with an oil storage capacity named FSO Kalamu. It will be moored another contract, worth around Sing$100
of 700,000bbls, production capability of by a soft yoke arm, off the coast of the million, by Prosafe Production Pte Ltd.
63,000bopd, and gas compression facility Democratic Republic of Congo. The The agreement is for the conversion of a
of 80mmscfd, will be equipped with a FSO unit will have a storage capability of tanker into a floating, drilling, production,
Prosafe designed disconnectable internal about one million barrels of oil, upon its storage, and offloading facility (FDPSO).
turret mooring system. It will be leased to completion in the first quarter of 2008. Work on the vessel, which will be
Apache by Prosafe for use on the Theo- The major scope of the conversion positioned in the deepwater Azurite
Van Gogh deepwater oilfield, off Western includes the installation of guide sheave development offshore the Republic of the
Australia. foundations at the FSO’s bow to enable Congo, is expected to be completed by
The second contract is for a FSO connections to the soft yoke. It also late 2008. The operations are expected to
conversion for a repeat customer, Perenco includes the upgrading of accommodation commence in the first quarter of 2009.
SA. The latter had recently awarded facilities for 112 persons, as well as Keppel Shipyard will convert a VLCC
Keppel O&M two contracts. The first was the installation of a gas turbine power tanker, Europe, into an FDPSO constructed
to Keppel Shipyard for the conversion generation package, and a metering skid with a moonpool used for drilling
of the FSO Fernan Vaz. The second was unit. The conversion of water ballast tanks purposes. It will have the drilling package
to Keppel Verolme for the construction into cargo oil tanks and the modification modules and derrick integrated into the
of a mobile offshore application barge of the cargo and ballast piping system will FDPSO. The provision of the drilling
(MOAB). also take place. packages will be by Prosafe’s client.
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