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FPSO Petrojarl I dry-docked at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam for EPC Redeployment Upgrade


After four months of preliminary work alongside, FPSO Petrojarl I moved on April 16, 2015 into Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam’s 307m long x 47 m wide dry dock no 8 for work to the hull. In all, the vessel will spend a year at DSR before heading off to the South Atlantic. The Teekay managed FPSO arrived at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam in January 2015.

DSR was awarded an EPC contract by Teekay Petrojarl LLC for the upgrade, on completion of which the vessel will be redeployed at the Atlanta field in Brazil.

The project consists of the basic, detailed, construction and interface engineering; marine and process equipment procurement; fabrication; construction; corrosion protection/coating; transport and lifting operations; integration, mechanical completion, performance testing and commissioning activities. It also includes upgrades and modifications related to a marine, hull and life extension according to Class, conversion of the process systems (i.e. separation train and produced water topsides) and integration, and finally ensuring Brazilian compliance.

To achieve such a comprehensive upgrade DSR has formed partnerships with equipment supplier Frames and marine engineers Nevesbu. Frames is carrying out the design and fabrication of the new Topside Skids while Nevesbu is responsible for the marine and topside integration engineering.

The contract is being managed by DSC’s Offshore & Conversion task force team, and is to its knowledge the first EPC Redeployment Upgrade Contract to be carried out in Europe. By taking on responsibility for the hull, topside conversion and its integration, DSR was able to offer Teekay a turnkey package with regards to safety, quality, budget and delivery time.

This project represents a major step in the development of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion as a full service conversion group. As well as introducing valuable new partnerships, DSR has also used the contract to develop a professional project team tailored to the needs of the oil and gas industry. The sector is subject to extremely high HSEQ requirements and the Petrojarl I upgrade together with the experience gained from past projects such as the Gryphon A FPSO has established DSR as a serious contender for more such projects.

OTC Houston

From 4-7 May 2015 members of our Offshore & Conversion task force team will be present at the Offshore & Technology Conference in Houston. We kindly invite you to our booth #2625 and catch up with us. Next to showing our new build portfolio in Houston we also present and offer our repair and conversion services. Ranging from small OSV maintenance jobs to large FPSO conversion projects we are especially proud of. Bas Loohuis, Commercial Manager, Offshore & Conversion states: “Our well experienced yards and committed repair teams can cope with the most challenging jobs like the leg extension project we performed for the Rowan Viking drilling rig. Such projects furthermore create the necessary influx for our new build design teams with the lessons learned through our customers.”