KAOMBO NORTE & SUL FPSOs

Floating units | Mooring systems
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KAOMBO NORTE & SUL FPSOs – MOORING ENGINEER & MARINE OPERATIONS LEAD

Client

TotalEnergies

Dates

2014 – 2019

Presentation

  • Angola – Block 32
  • Distance to shore: 270km from Luanda
  • Water depth: 1650m – deepwater
  • Internal turret moored FPSOs with chains and polyester synthetic mooring ropes
  • KAOMBO Norte FPSO hook-up in 2018
  • KAOMBO Sul FPSO hook-up in 2019
  • Project phase: EPCI

DVO Services

Mooring engineer during EPCI in charge of:

  • Mooring detailed design review,
  • Mooring procurement engineering review,
  • Mooring equipment fabrication and testing supervision,
  • Mooring equipment transportation supervision,
  • Mooring system installation engineering review,
  • Suction anchors installation and mooring lines prelay offshore supervision,
  • FPSOs hook-up operations offshore supervision,
  • Coordination of hook-up activities inside the turrets for risers and umbilical hook-up, commissioning and offshore start-up.

Marine lead engineer during EPCI and FPSOs start-up.