First Subsea to Deliver Bend Stiffener Connectors for Gaza FSO

Posted on Jan 9th, 20 ! "ith ta#s Bend, Connectors, deliver, first subsea, Gaza FSO, $e"s, Stiffener %

First Subsea has been awarded a contract by EMAS AMC (Singapore) to supply diverless bend stiffener connectors for risers and umbilicals connected to the turret moored, a!a Floating Storage and "ffloading (FS") vessel, offshore #ibya, in the Mediterranean$

&n total, four First Subsea '()e 2 bend stiffener connectors *BSCs+ "ill be used to connect three fle,ible risers * !%-./ and 0/+ and a d(na0ic u0bilical to the turret% 'he BSC connection co0)rises a ball and ta)er connector attached to a bend stiffener, "hich is )ulled into a )re10achined, co0)act &1tube built into the turret% 'he connector is self1ener#isin# and self1ali#nin#, and features First Subsea2s 3uto0atic 4elease Cla0) *34C+ enablin# both diverless and 4O5less riser and u0bilical connections% Weve designed the ARC to fully optimise the benefits of ease and speed of ball and taper connections, says %ohn Shaw, 0ana#in# director, First Subsea. It allo s installation of risers and umbilicals in a single step, the ARC holding the bend stiffener connector in place hile the fle!ible riser is pulled through. 'he Gaza FSO "ill re)lace the e,istin# Slou# FSO in the Bouri field located 2060 $orth 7est of 'ri)oli, 8ib(a% O"ned b( 9ellitah Oil and Gas B%5, the field includes a central )rocessin# )latfor0 DP! and satellite )latfor0 DP: in "ater de)ths of -00% ;93S 39C and S'< Offshore = Shi)buildin# are res)onsible for the ;n#ineerin#, Procure0ent, Construction, &nstallation and Co00issionin# *;PC&C+ of the Bouri field2s ne" offshore facilities% 'hese include a sin#le )oint 0oorin# *SP9+ s(ste0, Gaza FSO vessel, and ne" subsea )i)eline "ith a tie1in to DP! )latfor0 and the FSO, as "ell as a se)arate )o"er cable fro0 DP! to the Gaza FSO%

'he installation and hoo61u) of the ne" FSO is scheduled to ta6e )lace in the first >uarter 20 .%