CNOOC picked MacGregor to provide Riser pull-in system for Deepwater FPU
When completed, the field will produce about 3 billion to 3.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order from the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to supply the riser pull-in system for a deepwater Floating Production Unit
Finland based global leader in intelligent maritime cargo and load handling ‘MacGregor announced that, the order is booked into Cargotec’s third quarter of 2019 order intake and delivery will take place during 2020.
The Lingshui 17-2 gas field,discovered in 2014, is CNOOC’s first own R&D deepwater project, it is situated in the northern part of the Qiongdongnan Basin in the western continental shelf of the northern South China Sea, with water depths from 1220m to 1560m.
When completed, the field will produce about 3 billion to 3.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year.
McGregor didn’t share any details about the financial gains of this delivery.
Earlier this year, China’s Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC) hired Keppel FloaTEC, a subsidiary of Keppel O & M, for the provision of engineering services in support of the construction of the Lingshui 17-2 production semi-submersible unit. The offshore facility will be built-in China.
Also, Aker Solutions was awarded a contract in October 2018 by CNOOC, valued at more than NOK 1.7 billion, to provide the subsea production system and umbilicals for the Lingshui 17-2 gas field.
Akers package includes, the subsea production system for the Lingshui 17-2 field consists of 11 horizontal subsea trees, four manifolds, topside, and subsea control system and a vertical tie-in connection system. The work scope also includes more than 70 kilometers of static and dynamic umbilicals, linking the subsea development to a new, semi-submersible platform.
According to CNOOC 2019 Strategy, company ensure the key projects, China: Lingshui 17-2, Liuhua 16-2/20-2, Luda 21-2/16-3S, etc., to proceed along with the construction schedule
