Barge Master Aids Shell Project in the Philippines

Barge Master’s motion compensation used for Malampaya installation

Barge Master informs it used its BM-T700 motion compensation platform to support the installation of the permanent connection bridge (151mT, 42.5x3.5x3.5m) between a newly installed depletion compression platform (DCP) and an existing gas producing shallow water platform (SWP)for the Shell Malampaya production platform in the Philippines.

The project was executed by Boskalis for Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. and comprises the installation of an offshore depletion compression platform at the Malampaya gas field, in the Republic of the Philippines.

Under contract from Boskalis, Barge Master’s motion compensation platform increased the reliability and predictability of the operation by eliminating roll, pitch and heave motions of the vessel on its load.

During phase 3, the Barge Master system was placed on the aft of the new multi-purpose construction DP2 vessel Ndeavor. The permanent bridge was then loaded onto the Barge Master platform and sailed out to the project location. Once on site, the bridge was stabilized by the Barge Master in order to be lifted off safely by four temporarily installed lifting arrangements.

The BM-T700 is a modular motion compensation platform with a payload capacity of 700 mT, also able to accommodate for a crane with an average capacity of 160 mT at 12 meters radius. The platform compensates waves up to significant wave height of 2.5 meters. It consists of containerized units, which can be transported and be assembled within 10 working days. The triangular shaped platform does not move relative to the fixed world, in order to increase the safety and workability of various offshore operations.