The Sea, once it casts its spell,
Holds one in its net of wonder forever,
- Jacques Yves Cousteau
FPSO Glen Lyon (Replacement to FPSO Schiehallion)
Field: Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields
Country: Scotland, UK
Ownership: BP, Shell, OMV
Field operated By:
Schiehallion field: BP, Shell, Amerada Hess, Murphy Oil, Statoil, OMV;
Loyal field: BP and Shell
Capacity: 130,000 bpd
Location : North Sea
Production start : May, 2017
Class : DNV GL
Builder : Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Offshore Yard in South Korea
Designer : KBR
Contruction : 21 million manhours
Size: 270m length, 52 meters beam, 154 height
Dry Weight : 67,000 tons
Storage capacity : 1 million barrels
Cabin capacity : 140 persons
Built to process and store oil and gas from the redeveloped Schiehallion and Loyal fields in the UK North Sea, the FPSO Glen Lyon has a highly advanced turret system.
Otech Marine Services was contracted to develop procedures and task plans for the hook-up testing preparations including the works of removing all sea-fastening, necessary tests on the chain connectors, riser and turret system.
The extensive BP pre-qualification process and a more than six months planning and engineering phase ensured a dynamic and well executed project.
Turret development data :
Turret Developer : SBM Offshore
Location : Schiehallion and Loyal Field, 175km offshore west of Shetland region, UK
Scope : Fabrication of 5 internal Turret units with the heaviest weighing near to 3,000 tons.
Delivered : 2013.
Highlights :
- Total structural weight of more than 10,000 tons – the largest ever built turret in the world, standing at 94m tall.
- The most complex turret manifold ever designed and constructed in the world.
- Constructed to withstand against the most challenging and extreme environmental conditions.
Details:
- Harsh water new-build FPSO (270m long x 52m wide) deployed at water depth of 400 metres.
- Glen Lyon FPSO replaces the Schiehallion FPSO and extends production at Quad 204 to 2035 or beyond.
- Production capacity for 320,000 b/d of liquids and 220 MMSCFD of gas and 380,000 b/d of produced water and seawater injection. Storage capacity of 1 million barrels of crude product. Export of crude will
be via shuttle tanker.
- Gas handling comprises liquid knock-out, drying and compression prior to use as gas lift gas or export through the existing West of Shetlands pipeline.
Achievements / Awards :
- At the point of time of delivery, it is the most complex and largest turret
ever built in the world.
- Precision construction achieved through DM’s stringent dimensional control process, allowing accurate dimensional integration to the mother vessel.
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