【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Processing Equipment】2375–2025: The world’s first floating offshore oil and gas production unit with a capacity of 100,000 tons was successfully assembled using this floating installation method
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Let’s give praise and encouragement to the achievements made in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment; your participation in discussions is the greatest encouragement. **********************【A Decade of Great Progress in Chemical Engineering Equipment】Regular updates and summaries are available; feel free to join the discussions: https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html ***************** On May 9th, the world’s first floating offshore oil and gas production facility with a capacity of 100,000 tons was successfully assembled at sea off the coast of Dalian. It was then slowly towed away from the operation area under the escort of the ship “Haixun 0301”. This assembly project is the largest and most challenging offshore engineering operation in the world, with the participation of large construction vessels such as Asia’s largest non-powered deck barge, the \"Offshore Oil 229\", and the deep-water flagship \"Offshore Oil 691\" throughout the process. The device is divided into upper and lower modules; the upper module together with the deck support structure weighs 36,000 metric tons, while the lower module weighs 39,686 metric tons. Once assembled, it truly lives up to its name. To ensure the safety of navigation for the offshore assembly operations of this project, the Dalian Maritime Safety Administration took into account various factors such as the project’s water depth, tides, ocean currents, seabed conditions, as well as weather conditions and route distributions. It optimized the site selection for the project and designated safe operation areas to guarantee that the assembly work meets navigation safety requirements. Establish a dedicated task force to address regulatory and service support requirements. Establish a green channel for maritime procedures to ensure that all stages of the assembly process are carried out on time. The operation risks are strictly controlled throughout the entire process; equipment such as 5G signal amplifiers and on-board CCTV systems are installed. The assembly operations are monitored in real time using the Automatic Identification System (AIS) and drones, and coast guard boats are deployed at key stages of the assembly process to carry out inspections and patrols, thereby strictly controlling the navigation risks in the area where the operations take place.
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“The Ocean Oil 229 is the largest barges ever launched in Asia, with a loading capacity of 89,000 tons – enough to transport 12 Eiffel Towers at once. It boasts a floating capacity of 38,500 tons and the ability to lower jacket structures at depths of up to 300 meters. Since its commissioning, it has carried out a total of 7 floating operations, transporting and lifting structures weighing over 166,000 metric tons. Its technical equipment and overall operational capabilities are among the best in Asia. The module being floated this time is the upper structure for the Scabbro project; the total tonnage of this upper module and the floating structure amounts to 120,000 tons. As the only vessel in China capable of carrying out such large-scale floating operations, the Ocean Oil 229 provides crucial support for the assembly of this floating platform