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J. Ray McDermott Completes Installation of Dolphin Energy's Offshore
Facilities
J. Ray McDermott successfully completed the installation of Dolphin
Energy Limited's two integrated drilling and production platform
complexes: DOL1 and DOL2. J. Ray's installation vessel, DB27, completed
16 major lifts, safely installing the decks, bridges, bridge support
platforms, and flare towers offshore Qatar.
Offshore hook-up and commissioning will begin this month, and the
platforms will be ready for start-up during the summer, to supply
natural gas to the UAE and Oman from Qatar's North Dome field.
"The project presented a number of challenges," explained
Karl Kesser, J. Ray's project director. "A key challenge was
for us to re-package the front-end design for the drilling platform
topsides into a series of offshore lifts that were construction
friendly."
J. Ray adopted a vertical split between the utility and process
modules in the second week of the project, which allowed the two
modules to be assembled in their offshore configuration while still
in the fabrication yard.
"This approach allowed us to test all of the module installation
aids onshore, and allowed us to complete 99% of all pre-commissioning
and nearly 60% of the total project's commissioning work onshore,
which was a great benefit," said Kesser.
The modules were split for load out and transportation, and precisely
re-assembled at the offshore site in a very smooth operation.
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For more information, please contact:
Louise Denly
Director, Public Relations
J. Ray McDermott, Inc.
Houston, TX
(281) 870-5000
E-Mail:ldenly@mcdermott.com
www.mcdermott.com
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