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SUPPORT FOR DEMANDING
FPSO PROJECTS
In 2016, Deltamarin provided design
services for Teekay Offshore’s
(currently known as Altera
Infrastructure) Petrojarl Foinaven
FPSO project, where two davit-type
lifeboats located alongside the
accommodation block of the vessel were
replaced by four free-fall lifeboats.
The purpose of the project was to increase
the number of personnel on board and to
meet the new regulatory requirements.
All upgrades and installation work were
carried out in the Foinaven offshore field
west of Shetland, which is known as one of
the most challenging sea areas in the world.
The installation window in the Foinaven field
was very limited due to extremely rough sea
conditions. The complexity of this project is
illustrated by the fact that, prior to Teekay
engaging Deltamarin, 1-2 contractors had not
been able to deliver on the work.
Deltamarin executed design, analysis,
approval and detail engineering for the
modifications on board to guarantee the ontrack
installation of the new free-fall lifeboats.
“Due to the challenging environment and
very limited weather window, everything had
to be well prepared with high accuracy,” said
Jaakko Lappi, Sales Manager at Deltamarin,
describing the undertaking in a company
press release. “This unique project was a
great example of the close collaboration of all
involved parties, starting from project planning
and design to installation work. We are very
proud of supporting Teekay and being part of
such a demanding brownfield project.”
During the offshore installation work,
Deltamarin was committed to prompt
engineering support tasks in order to meet
the tight installation schedule. The last phase
of the installation work was successfully
completed in the summer of 2016.
Trond Sorensen, a senior naval architect
at Teekay, recounts the cooperation with
Deltamarin: “As a naval architect, I look for
professionalism, knowledge and the ability to
find solutions. I think that’s important. Many
engineering consultants are not very solutiondriven;
they need details and specifications on
how to do the work. That interaction between
Deltamarin and a client like us who has a
relatively small but highly skilled engineering
department is important. That interaction
is what creates the solutions. In the end, we
make the judgement, but we need the proper
people to do the calculations for us and give
us opinions. That’s essential. That experience
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