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COMPANY: Sigur Ros Turkmenistan\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n PROJECT TITLE: Petronas Turkmenistan Block 1 Gas Development Project\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n CLIENT:\u00a0PETRONAS\u00a0Turkmenistan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n LOCATION:\u00a0Turkmenistan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n YEAR: 2009-2011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n VESSEL: Derrick Lay Barge (DLB) Armada Installer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n SCOPE OF WORK:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n MY INVOLVEMENT:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I was only invovled in the loadout of the PLEM onto a Supply vessel at Turkmenbashi Port<\/span><\/p>\n INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Petronas Carigali (Turkmenistan) Sdn Bhd (COMPANY), \u00a0a \u00a0wholly \u00a0owned \u00a0exploration \u00a0and production subsidiary of PETRONAS, has entrusted Malaysia Marine and\u00a0 Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd (MMHE) and Technip Geoproduction (M) Sdn Bhd (CONTRACTOR) to\u00a0 undertake the development of the Onshore Gas Terminal (OGT) and Magtymguly field which are located in Block 1 offshore \u00a0of\u00a0 Turkmenistan \u00a0(referred to \u00a0as \u00a0PETRONAS \u00a0CARIGALI \u00a0TURKMENISTAN \u00a0BLOCK \u00a01 GAS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT- hereinafter referred to as the “PROJECT”).<\/span><\/p>\n The Turkmenistan Block 1 field is an elongated field approximately 50 to 60 km long and 10 km wide offshore Turkmenistan. The Block 1 deposits will be accessed using a phased development plan sufficient to maintain a substantial flow rate for a number of years.<\/span><\/p>\n CONTRACTOR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 has subcontracted part of the PROJECT to Sigur Ros Sdn Bhd (SGRSB) (SUBCONTRACTOR) \u00a0to perform the “WORK” as specified in the subcontract.<\/span><\/p>\n SUBCONTRACTOR will undertake the WORK for the following FACILITIES to be developed under the PROJECT for Phase 1A:<\/span><\/p>\n The signing entities for the SUBCONTRACT are between MMHE and SGRSB.<\/span><\/p>\n LOADOUT AND TRANSPORTATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The Single Point Mooring System comprising of Anchor piles, Anchor Chain, PLEM and Submarine hose and other miscellaneous \u00a0items have been fabricated at the following\u00a0 fabrication \u00a0yard:<\/span><\/p>\n SPM system & PLEM:<\/span><\/p>\n Gulf Piping Co. Fabrication Yard by Bluewater Engineering Services (BES)\/MMHE Mussaffa, Abu Dhabi<\/span><\/p>\n Pile : TBA<\/span><\/p>\n PRE-LOADOUT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Prior to loadout from the Kiyanly yard, inspection list shall be with referenced to SR\u00b7TKM\u00b7OPR\u00b7 PLEM\u00b7SPM\u00b7S104, Loadout Coordination Manual for SPM and PLEM and also included in No. SR\u00b7TKM\u00b7 OPR\u00b7PLEM\u00b7SPM-S1 00, PLEM and SPM Buoy System Transportation Study will be reviewed and completed. Any areas of potential concern will be highlighted to company’s. The loadout is also detailed \u00a0in the\u00a0 above \u00a0document.<\/span><\/p>\n LOADOUT AND TRANSPORTATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Loadout list for the transportation barge for SPM System and PLEM is shown in the Document No. SR-TKM-OPR-PLEM-SPM-S100<\/span><\/p>\n General arrangement and seafastening details for loadout of the pipeline and miscellaneous items are also included in the above report.<\/span><\/p>\n The SPM system and PLEM components will be loadout to the installation site on the following transportation barge:<\/span><\/p>\n (lxWxD)<\/span><\/td>\n Anchor \u00a0Chains (73mm Dia 886ft lgth)<\/span><\/p>\n Chaser Pile (1219mm \u00a0Dia. X \u00a059ft \u00a0lgth) <\/span><\/p>\n Chaser \u00a0Rack frame<\/span><\/td>\n 4 nos<\/span><\/p>\n 1 lgth<\/span><\/p>\n 1 no<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Anchor Chains (73mm Dia 886ft lgth) <\/span><\/p>\n Submarine hoses<\/span><\/p>\n PLEM<\/span><\/td>\n 2 nos<\/span><\/p>\n 1 lgth<\/span><\/p>\n 1 no<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Floating hoses<\/span><\/p>\n Mooring hawser assembly<\/span><\/td>\n 1 lgth<\/span><\/p>\n 1 lgth<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n A detailed review of all components and material loaded out will be conducted and checked against the loadout list as described in the Loadout Coordination Manual. Any discrepancies in the quantity and conditions of the SPM System & PLEM strcuture will be highlighted to company representative and recorded prior to transfer of custody of the transportation barge to subcontractor. A loadout and tie-down arrangements of strcutures on the transportation barge are shown in Fig. 2.3-1 and 2.3-2 respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n The tie-down and loadout arrangements for the subsequent\u00a0 voyages are detailed further in Document No: SR-TKM-OPR-PLEM-SPM-S100, PLEM and SPM Buoy System Transportation Study<\/span><\/p>\n Prior to departure of each transportation barge from the respective loadout location, a three(3)\u00ad day weather outlook will be obtained from the Meteorological Service and forwarded to the tug boat captain for his further action. Shelter and safe tow route shall be identified and briefed to the Tug Master by the Marine Captain<\/span><\/p>\n PIPELINE END MANIFOLD (PLEM) \u00a0INSTALLATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n INTRODUCTION AND KEY INFORMATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n This section details out the proposed method for the installation of PLEM near SPM system at approximately KP 7.099. DSV will be utilized for the PLEM installation work. PLEM installation will commence after completion of 2 x 12″ dia. Pipeline installation from OGT to SPM. Four points lifting with spreader bar will be used to lift <\/strong>up the PLEM from transportation barge and lower down to proposed location. Throughout the installation activities, ROV will be deployed \u00a0to monitor PLEM lowering and setting activities.<\/span><\/p>\n PLEM shall be fabricated in Gulf Piping Co. fabrication yard by Bluewater Engineering Services (BES)\/MMHE in Mussaffa, Abu Dhabi. The 179ft Class Transportation Barge shall be utilized to transport PLEM to MMHE Kiyanly.<\/span><\/p>\n DSV will be set-up with ‘4’ point mooring and her starboard side will facing the proposed PLEM location. \u00a0Refer to Fig. 5.1\u00b71 for barge set-up for PLEM installation.<\/span><\/p>\n DESCRIPTION OF PLEM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Designation \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : Gravity Based Foundation Pipeline End Manifold (PLEM)<\/span><\/p>\n Designed Weight \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0: Approximately \u00a0101.5 MT (Including concrete block weight and piping insulation)<\/span><\/p>\n Field \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0: Approximately 7 km West from the Onshore Gas Terminal (OGT) at Kiyanly, Turkmenistan<\/span><\/p>\n Proposed Centre Coordinate \u00a0 \u00a0: E 643 695.64 m N 444 8557.93m<\/span><\/p>\n Water Depth \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0: Approximately \u00a020 m<\/span><\/p>\n Nominal Installation Coordinates PLEM<\/span><\/p>\n Description<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Northing (m)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n PLEM Flange Centre<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n PLEM tie\u00b7in North<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 4 448 561.00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 4 449 556.47<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n PLEM INSTALLATION TOLERANCE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n PLEM installation tolerance are as per the following figures: <\/span><\/p>\n – Within\u00b1 1.5m radius offset PLEM C.O.G<\/span> MATERIALS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Refer to section 3.6 for PLEM materials & equipment details.<\/span><\/p>\n PREPARATORY WORK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n PLEM INSTALLATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The PLEM will be positioned with reference to the surveyor’s navigation screen and ROV. The positioning and orientation of the PLEM will be monitored using ultra short baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning system<\/span><\/p>\n Two survey transponders\/high-powered beacons will be installed at the PLEM frame to mark the corridor\/window. The ROV will be used to provide visual display setting of the PLEM. A third survey beacon will be installed on the ROV in order to provide a check on the PLEM position prior to release it. A check on the survey system will be done to ensure USBL beacons are referring to the same coordinate system as the barge navigation system.<\/span><\/p>\n PLEM Concrete Block Base Foundation Installation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n COMPANY: Sigur Ros Turkmenistan\u00a0 PROJECT TITLE: Petronas Turkmenistan Block 1 Gas Development Project\u00a0 CLIENT:\u00a0PETRONAS\u00a0Turkmenistan LOCATION:\u00a0Turkmenistan YEAR: 2009-2011 VESSEL: Derrick Lay Barge (DLB) Armada Installer SCOPE OF WORK:\u00a0 MY INVOLVEMENT: … Continue Reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alfanso10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1010"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alfanso10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alfanso10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alfanso10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alfanso10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1010"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/alfanso10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1498,"href":"https:\/\/alfanso10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1010\/revisions\/1498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alfanso10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alfanso10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alfanso10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
\n– 26″ dia. gas export pipeline, approximately 73km in length.<\/span>
\n– 12″ dia. condensate export pipeline, approximately 73km in length.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n– 4″ dia. MEG supply pipeline, approximately 73km in length (this line will piggyback on the 12″ dia. condensate pipeline).<\/span><\/li>\n
\n– 2 x 12″ dia. condensate loading pipelines, approximately 7km in length each.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n
\n Transportation \u00a0Barge<\/span><\/td>\n Component<\/span><\/td>\n Quantity<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n TBA BARGE 1<\/span><\/p>\n Anchor Piles (1219mm Dia. x59ft lgth)<\/span><\/p>\n 4 lgth<\/span><\/p>\n \n TBA BARGE 2 (LX W x D)<\/span><\/td>\n Anchor Piles (1219mm Dia. x59ft lgth)<\/span><\/p>\n 2 lgth<\/span><\/p>\n \n TBA vessel Lx W x D<\/span><\/td>\n SPM Turret Buoy <\/span><\/p>\n 1 no<\/span><\/p>\n \n\n
\n \n Bearing (deg.)<\/span><\/td>\n Easting (m)<\/span><\/td>\n \n \n \n 260.5<\/span><\/td>\n 643 695.96<\/span><\/td>\n 4 448 557.93<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \n 260.5<\/span><\/td>\n 643 700.40<\/span><\/td>\n \n \n PLEM tie-in South<\/span><\/td>\n 260.5<\/span><\/td>\n 643 701.16<\/span><\/td>\n \n
\n– Within \u00b1 2\u00b0 orientation<\/span>
\n– Within \u00b1 0.1m vertical displacement<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/span>Safety Note: SUBCONTRACTOR Marine Capt. (MC) and Offshore Construction Supt. (OCS) to ensure proper coordination and communication between \u00a0anchor \u00a0handting \u00a0tugs \u00a0and \u00a0main \u00a0work barge during anchor handling activities and ensure all survey 8: positioning equipment \u00a0in working condition and calibrated. Reference for anchor positioning shall be made to the appr\u00b7oved anchor\u00a0 patterns and pre-lay survey\u00a0 report by SUBCONTRACTOR. Limiting weather criteria specifications for all activities will be at SUBCONTRACTOR\u00a0 OCS discretion and governed by Company’s Marine Guidelines of permitted operations.<\/li>\n\n