EnQuest: Kraken FPSO in the field and hooked up
Published by David Bizley,
Senior Editor
Oilfield Technology,
The Kraken Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel arrived at the field on Monday 13 February, anticipating good weather conditions.
The hook up of the Submerged Turret Production buoy mooring system, to the FPSO was completed on 15th February and a full rotation test performed so that the vessel is now on station and securely moored. Commissioning work will continue on the topsides. Reconstruction of the turret area pipework and connection of the risers and umbilicals to the swivel stack is being undertaken followed by commissioning of the subsea infrastructure. Delivery of first oil in Q2 2017 is on track.
Read the article online at: https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/drilling-and-production/17022017/kraken-fpso-in-the-field-and-hooked-up/
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