Offshore Facilities

Acergy Viking, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair Ship
The ship at sea under operations.	The helicopter deck.	The ship is powered by a diesel electric system.
The main generator diesel engines are four PI 8M25.	The marine diesel generator engines.

Anasuria -
Anasuria is the first purpose-built floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.	Anasuria topsides.	Anasuria incorporates Hydralift's ram luffing crane with box boom.
The swivel stack being placed into position.	Anasuria is the world's largest newhull tanker-based FPSO.	The process pipework.
Anasuria's offloading facilities.

Bonga -
The Bonga FPSO hull arriving at Tyneside for the process topsides to be installed.	The Bonga FPSO was built by Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea and sailed to Tyneside.	The vessel's power is derived from two diesel driven alternators, each with a capacity of 1,900kW at 1,000rpm.
The processing equipment installed will be able to process 225,000 barrels of crude oil per day at a maximum tank temperature of 60°C.	The Bonga FPSO ready for topsides outfitting.

Chikyu - Drillship
The Chikyu is a scientific drillship that can drill 7000m below the sea bed.	The drilling derrick.	A diagram of how the Chikyu drilling system works.
The pipe racks of the drillship.	The Chikyu is undergoing several tests before it can be put into service in 2007.	The electric hydraulic knuckle boom crane loads and unloads stores from the support vessel.
A view of the drillship looking towards the bow.

Deep Blue -
Delivery of the CSO Deep Blue in March 2001.	Deep Blue's sailing bridge.	Deep Blue's operations bridge.
CSO Deep Blue towed in Ulsan Harbour, Korea, August 2000.	CSO Deep Blue before the installation of her pipelay system, March 2001.	Artists impression of the CSO Deep Blue.
Side elevation of the CSO Deep Blue.	Naming ceremony.

Discoverer Enterprise -
Discoverer Enterprise was built at Astano, Izar's offshore construction yard in northern Spain.	Bow erection of the Discoverer Enterprise.	Discoverer Enterprise's knuckle boom deck cranes able to handle drilling pipes 4X80t @ 15m.
The launching and floatout operation of Discoverer Enterprise prior to sailing for final fabrication in Mexico.	Discoverer Enterprise as delivered by Astano ready for installation of the dual derrick systems.	Final stage of the installation of the dual derrick systems in the Gulf of Mexico.

Edda Fauna - Maintenance Vessel
The Edda Fauna has state-of-the-art systems for IMR operations.	The Edda Fauna was designed by Skipstecknisk AS.	The ship has been chartered for deep ocean operations for StatoilHydro.
The Edda Fauna was delivered in early 2008.	The Edda Fauna has been designed for tasks requiring excellent manoeuvrability.

Far Seeker - Supply Ship
The Far Seeker is the latest addition to the Farstad fleet.	The ship is a supply vessel which will service off-shore platforms.	The ship was delivered in early 2008.
The Far Seeker has now started a contract with StatoilHydro.

FLIP - Research Vessel
FLIP during the 28 minute flipping process, caught halfway between its horizontal and vertical position.	FLIP once the transformation has taken place, 300m of the buoy are underwater and the protruding part is as tall as a five-storey building.	FLIP before the transformation begins.
FLIP ship inventors Dr Fred Spiess and Dr Fred Fisher relax onboard the buoy.

GMS Endurance - Jack-Up Barge
The Endurance will be used for offshore construction.	GMS is hoping to win exploration activities contacts for the southern gas basin of the North Sea.	The Endurance will also be used for offshore construction and in the wind power installation market.

Island Constructor - Well Intervention Vessel
The bow shape of the Ulstein design allows the vessel to maintain speed while saving fuel.	Ulstein Design will deliver 20 Ulstein X-Bow vessel designs to seven ship owners between 2008 and 2010.	The inverted bow means vessels with this feature have exceptionally soft entry into oncoming waves.
The SX121 design can be configured for search and rescue vessels.	The deck and helipad of the Island Constructor.

MST Navion Munin -
Navion Munin is the second MST(Multipurpose Shuttle Tanker) vessel in service.	The Navion Munin cargo tank section consists of 18 cargo tanks plus two slop tanks, giving a total cargo capacity of 101,400m³.	Navion Munin is moored using the submerged turret system that was originally designed for shuttle tanker loading.
The production on-board Navion Munin is designed to process the wide range of oil and water rates, and all facilities are designed to operate under severe metocean conditions.	Navion Munin has been operating offshore China on the Lufeng field.

Normand Pioneer -
The Normand Pioneer represents a pioneering design combining a wide range of capabilities.	The working deck area is almost 1,000m² and can carry approx. 3,500t.	The vessel’s winch can pull 500t and has a capacity for 1,500m of 109mm wire.
Normand Pioneer is powered by one eight-cylinder and one six-cylinder Wärtsilä SW38 engine.	Normand Pioneer’s service speed is a respectable 12 knots.

Ramform Banff -
The Ramform Banff production vessel hull was fabricated at the Hyundai Mipo yard in Ulsan, South Korea.	The fully weather vaning turret mooring can accommodate up to 15 risers, although Banff will use only seven.	The Ramform Banff is a novel Floating Production, Storage and Offtake (FPSO) system.
The Ramform Banff process systems.	The hull, which has a characteristic delta shape, provides both a large load bearing capacity (up to 16,000t) and a stable work platform.	The vessel is powered by two 3,530kW fresh water-cooled diesel generator sets.
This octagonal steel helicopter deck measures 22.2m by 22.2m and is suitable for EH101-type helicopters.

Searose -
The Searose FPSO will be used in the development of the White Rose oil field.	The topsides of the Searose will process all incoming well fluids from the reservoir and produce crude oil for cargo, gas for fuel and re-injection back into the reservoir, and oil-free water to discharge to sea.	The vessel is based on a Samsung shuttle tanker hull form modified to serve as an FPSO.
Part of the import system for the Searose FPSO.	The main engines area a pair of Wartsila 8L46B units with an output of 7,800kW at 500rpm.

SPS Torrent - Supply Vessel
The SBS Torrent under construction.	The cargo decks of the SBS Torrent have been designed to avoid accidents.	The SBS Torrent was delivered in April 2008.
The SBS Torrent is now on long-term charter in India.	The ship has a 'well deck' cargo area.

STX Europe Platform Supply Vessel
A rendering of the unamned platform supply vessel.	The vessel's design was developed under STX Europe’s Ecorizon Programme.	The ship's equipment will be manufactured by STX Europe's electro subsidiary.

Thor Alpha - Marine Support Vessel
The Thor Alpha was constructed in the Faroe Islands.	The Thor Alpha is operating under a medium-term charter to Fugro.	The Thor Alpha can act in a multi-purpose role in the oil industry.
There is accommodation for ten passengers, with sleeping seats for 34.	The construction contract has boosted the ship building industry in the Faroe Islands.

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