Hull of FPU for Jangkrik project to be towed to Karimun in April
Monday, February 1 2016 - 05:38 AM WIB
The hull of a Floating Production Unit (FPU) for Jangkrik and Jangkrik North East Gas Field Development in Muara Bakau block, East Kalimantan, operated by Italian firm Eni SpA., is expected to be towed away to Saipem?s Karimun Yard at the end of April.
?The construction of the hull at Hyundai shipyard (in Ulsan, South Korea) is currently in progress. Towing away of the hull to Karimun yard will be made in late April,? Head of the Muara Bakau Project Acceleration Unit at upstream authority SKK Migas, Eko Hariadi told Petromindo.com.
A consortium led by PT Saipem Indonesia was appointed by Eni as contractor for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of a new barge FPU for Jangkrik and Jangkrik North East Gas Field Development.
The new-built spread-moored FPU will have the capacity to treat 450mmscfd of gas plus condensates (LPG). The scope of work includes engineering, procurement, fabrication of the FPU (hull and topside) and the installation of a mooring system as well as hook-up, commissioning and assistance to the start-up. Gas produced by the FPU will be delivered through the existing East Kalimantan Pipeline facilities to Bontang LNG plants, which were constructed by Chiyoda.
The topsides fabrication activities are being carried out at Saipem?s Karimun Yard, in Indonesia, while the hull is being fabricated at Hyundai?s shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea.
Eni is the operator of the Muara Bakau block with 55 percent of working interest, whereas the other JV partners are GDF Suez Exploration Indonesia, a subsidiary of ENGIE, formerly GDF SUEZ, with 33.334 percent stake and Saka Energi Muara Bakau with 11.666 percent stake.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak