Subsea Energy Solutions (SES), a global provider of offshore cable and subsea umbilical, riser and flowline protection systems, are delighted to announce the successful delivery of their products on the CNOOC Wenchang Gas Development Project.
The Wenchang Gas Development Projects, located 146 km from the east coast of Wenchang in the western part of the South China Sea, are owned and operated by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) in an average water depth of 110 m.
The fields and the project is expected to have a peak production capacity of 14,300 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d).
Constructed by Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd (known as Shenzhen Company), the client installed 23 km of umbilical as part of the project.
The installation of large length steel pipe umbilical can be both a difficult and risky part of cable installation projects, due to the high rigidity, small diameter and large bending radius. With this it is easy to cause plastic deformation due to excessive accumulation from the umbilical’s own weight creating torsion during the laying process, with the potential for failure.
To support and de-risk this difficult operation, Shenzhen Company selected Subsea Energy Solutions as the perfect partner for their requirements.
For the project, SES supplied a full package of subsea accessories;
SUB-SEAL™ Diverless Passive J-tube Seals
SUB-VBR™ Vertebrae Bend Restrictors
SUB-BSR™ Static Bend Stiffeners
SUB-HANG™ Topside Hang-Off Clamps
SUB-HEAD™ Pull-In Heads
SUB-SRRJ™ Subsea Rigid Repair Joints
SUB-BOX™ Spacing Boxs
SUB-BUOY™ Buoyancy Modules
SUB-CLAMP™ Abandonment Clamps
Which included the DNV Norway design verification report as testament to their quality.
Philip Stanyon, Director at Subsea Energy Solutions, said: “As a business we are extremely proud of this project. We continuously want to push the boundary of what is possible to provide the best possible equipment for the offshore energy industry.”
Philip Stanyon, continued: “The project was delivered on time and on budget and the client was extremely happy.”
Lin Zhongxuan Subsea Engineer (COOEC SUBSEA) & Chen Kai Technical Director (Ningbo Orient Wires Co.) said: “When we were looking for partners for our technology we only wanted to work with the best, so we knew the partnership wish Subsea Energy Solutions would work extremely well for us. Their team have a lot of global connections as we look to scale our product offering.”
If you would like to find out more about how Subsea Energy Solutions can support your next project please get in touch. www.subenesol.co.uk or Tel: +44 (0) 1748 828 580
Image Caption: Installation of Subsea Energy Solutions equipment offshore on the CNOOC Wenchang Gas Development Project
Image Caption: Installation of Subsea Energy Solutions equipment offshore on the CNOOC Wenchang Gas Development Project
Image Caption: Installation of Subsea Energy Solutions equipment offshore on the CNOOC Wenchang Gas Development Project
Image Caption: Members of the Wenchang Gas Development project team visiting Subsea Energy Solutions Head Office in Catterrick, UK