Kikeh FTL GAP

STRUCTURE OVERVIEW

Geoff Stone
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General Arrangement
FPSO
1578 m DTU

Tethers (x2)
190 m Tethers (x2)

Carrier Pipe and Towheads

(1342 m)
4 x Jumpers +
4 x Jumpers + 1 x Umbilical
1 x Umbilical

(1300 m average waterdepth)

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General Arrangement
 FPSO and DTU Towheads
FPSO Towhead DTU Towhead
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FPSO Towhead to scale
Carrier Pipe and Flowlines
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Data Table
Carrier Pipe Data
Design Code DNV–OS–F201

Material API 2W 50

1200mm OD (48”)
Dimension 1214mm OD
bulkhead
26 mm WT
Thickness (mm)
32 mm WT bulkhead

Length (m) 65 x 20 m sections

External Glass Flake Epoxy

Coating (GFE) @ 1000 µm
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Data Table 1
Flowline Data
ASME B31.4
Primary Code complemented by
DNV–OS–F201
ISO 3183-3 grade
Material L450QC (X65 API
HP #1
5L equivalent)
HP #2
NPS 10”
Actual OD 10.75” (273.05 mm)
Thickness 0.594” (15.08 mm)
12.2 m x 110 = 1320
Length (m)
m WI

Design With
191 barg / LP
pressure dynamic
64°
loadings
& associated
temperature Without
236 barg /
dynamic
(barg / °C) 82°
loadings
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Flowline Supports
 FPSO Towhead Launch

• Width = 20m

• Length = 12m

• Weight = ~280te

• Buoyancy =~+92te

• Floatation Depth = 3.6m

• Towheads Skids

• Skids removable after launch

• Unijoint folded 90 degrees

• Short Chain Tails Seafastened

• Yoke Seafastened

• 50m distance to nearest Bogie

• Floating rigging attached

 DTU Towhead Launch
• Width = 20m

• Length = 12m

• Weight = ~160te

• Buoyancy =~+45te

• Floatation Depth = 3.2m

• Towheads Skids above ground

• Towhead support by Trailers

• Towhead on Skids for final stage

of Launch.

• Skids removable after launch

• 50m distance to nearest Bogie

• 2 x 50m Chain Tails

• Trailing rigging attached

DTU Towhead On Trailers
 Tether Chains Configuration
DTU
LOWER UPPER
Weight in water Comments
CHAIN (m) CHAIN (m)
6" studless chain 0.405 T/m 95 90 Pre-installed on the DTU
6" studless chain 0.405 T/m 30 30 Pre-installed on the DTU
5" studless chain 0.283 T/m 40 40 Connected to the towhead
Safety link Connected to the towhead
6" studless chain 0.405 T/m 10 10 Connected to the towhead
GAP TOWHEAD

FPSO TURRET
LOWER UPPER
Weight in water Comments
CHAIN (m) CHAIN (m)
6" studless chain 0.405 T/m 50 50 Pre-installed on the FPSO
6" studless chain 0.405 T/m 40 40
6" studless chain + CW 1.0 T/m 50 50 One CW every 12 links
6" studless chain + CW 2.0 T/m 120 115 One CW every 6 links
ROV H-link
5.8 8.2
6" studless chain 0.405 T/m Pre-installed on the towhead
(9 links) (13 links)
GAP TOWHEAD
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