Jumbo Offshore, a leading offshore installation contractor based in Netherlands, has been awarded a contract by Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Company (Modec) for the pre-installation of the mooring spread of the FPSO Errea Wittu, which will be located offshore Guyana in Africa. 

 

'Errea Wittu' (meaning abundance in local language) will have the capacity to store 2 million barrels of oil. It will produce 250,000 barrels of oil per day and will have gas treatment capacity of 540 million cu ft per day, and water injection capacity of 350,000 barrels per day..

 

In May last year, Modec had been awarded the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the FPSO, following a final investment decision on the Uaru project by ExxonMobil Guyana Limited and its co-venturers.

 

The FPSO mooring system will be supplied by Sofec, a Modec Group company,  and consists of a total of 19 mooring legs. 

 

For the project, Jumbo Offshore will be using its unique Heavy Lift Construction Vessel Fairplayer, which allows the transport and installation of the 19 suction anchors, 8,800m of chain sections and 43,168m of polyester rope in the minimal amount of installation voyages, simplifying the logistics involved. 

 

Igor Rijnberg, the Head of Sales and Business Development Subsea at Jumbo Offshore, said: “The Jumbo Offshore team is very grateful to Modec for this opportunity. We will use the extensive deep-water mooring installation experience gained over the last years to deliver a reliable, smart and efficient project execution."

 

Brian Boutkan, Manager of Commerce at Jumbo Offshore, said, “On behalf of the entire team, we are very much looking forward to undertaking this project. Modec can count on Jumbo Offshore’s total commitment to providing a safe and reliable execution."

 

"As always, we will be approaching this project as a partner to our client, working in close collaboration with Modec to ensure the outcome entirely meets their expectations,” he added.-TradeArabia News Service