This paper describes the site installation of a turret moored Floating Production, Storage and Offloading System - FPSO - in 780 meters of water in Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. The FPSO, a 270,000 dwt converted tanker, is the first of a series of two ordered by Petrobras for development of the Marlim Field. An internal bow mounted Turret system, anchored to the seafloor by 8 chain-wire rope-chain combined mooring legs, is used to permanently moor the FPSO in the location while allowing the vessel to freely weathervane. Thirty-five flexible risers, laid in a free-hanging catenary configuration, provide the flow path between the FPSO and the various subsea equipment on the seafloor. This paper describes the installation equipment and procedures employed.


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    Title :

    Deepwater installation of a large capacity FPSO with large number of risers in the Marlim field


    Contributors:
    Bensimon, L.F. (author) / Lunde, P.A. (author) / Steele, G. (author)


    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    12 Seiten


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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