Armada Kraken arrives at field in UK
KUCHING: Bumi Armada Bhd’s ( Bumi Armada) floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, Armada Kraken has arrived at the Kraken field in the UK North Sea on Monday, February 13.
The international offshore energy facilities services provider in a statement yesterday said the hook up of the submerged turret production (STP) buoy mooring system, to the FPSO was completed on February 15 and a full rotation test performed so that the vessel is currently on station and securely moored.
Bumi Armada noted the commissioning work will continue on the topsides.
The company added the reconstruction of the turret area pipework and connection of the risers and umbilicals to the swivel stack was being undertaken followed by commissioning of the subsea infrastructure.
Bumi Armada disclosed that the client, EnQuest PLC, expects delivery of first oil to be on track for the second quarter of 2017 (2Q17).
Commenting on the hook-up of the Armada FPSO, Bumi Armada’s executive director and chief executive officer ( CEO), Leon Harland, said “We are very pleased to have hooked-up our Armada Kraken FPSO onsite in the UK North Sea.
“The operation was executed safely and responsibly, thanks to a sharp focus on a “plan-thework, work-the-plan” process and the united efforts of all parties involved.
“While the Kraken FPSO is now securely moored, we are keeping our attention on safely completing the various preparations leading to first oil.
“So, we still have some crucial work to complete.
“Nevertheless, we celebrate this milestone, particularly as it has been achieved at this time of the year when North Sea conditions can be rough, and while our teams continue to work on finalising our two other FPSO projects in Angola and Indonesia,” Harland said.