Sembcorp Marine bags $56m FSO conversion contract

It will be completed in May 2016.

Sembcorp Marine’s Sembawang Shipyard has clinched a $56m Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) contract from Teekay Offshore Partners.

The shuttle tanker Randgrid will be converted into an FSO and will be deployed to the Gina Krog Field in the North Sea.

Major conversion works include installation of a new helideck, hull reinforcements, refurbishment of submersible turret loading (STL) compartment, installation of offshore crane, loading hose reel package, azimuth thruster and replacement of two generators, as well as associated piping and additional cabling works.

The yard will also fabricate and install new living quarter decks on the vessel. The vessel is expected to arrive at Sembawang Shipyard in June 2015, with completion in 11 months.