Transportation of accommodation unit's topsides for Filanovsky field completed (photo)
Transportation of accommodation unit's topsides for Filanovsky field has been completed, says press center of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping which had supervised the construction at the Krasnye Barrikady shipyard and arrangements for the transportation.
The accommodation unit’s topside module has been transported from the Krasnye Barrikady shipyard to the point of destination in the northern part of the Caspian Sea (170 km southward of Astrakhan and 20 km eastward of Maly Zhemchuzhny island) by the Yuri Kuvyrkin transportation and installation barge.
Transportation of such objects is a challenging task requiring sufficient number of tugboats, limited towing speed, adequate wave/wind/weather conditions etc.
Installation will be undertaken as soon as weather allows. Then, the construction works and equipment operations will continue under technical supervision of RS specialists.
Topside modules of all four platforms and catwalk bridges are expected to be installed during the current summer and autumn at the Filanovsky field. Production is scheduled for late 2015 or early 2016.
The oil and gas field named after Vladimir Filanovsky was discovered in 2005 in the Northern part of the Caspian Sea, 220 km off Astrakhan. The sea depth at the site reaches 7 to 11 meters. The field estimated reserves reach 220 million tonnes and 40 billion cbm of gas. Projected oil production is to reach 8 million tonnes.
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