Jumbo bags contract for installation of thirteen Wheatstone subsea structures

Jumbo bags contract for installation of thirteen Wheatstone subsea structures

SCHIEDAM, The Netherlands -- Jumbo has signed a contract with Technip Oceania for the installation of thirteen subsea structures for the Chevron Wheatstone Project.

The subsea structures comprise of Pipeline Termination Structures, SSIV structures, Tee Protection Structures and Drill Centre Manifolds. The Manifolds, to be installed at a maximum water depth of 240 m, weigh up to 564T.

Installation will be done by Jumbo’s Fairplayer, a DP2 Heavy Lift Vessel with 2 x 900T revolving deepwater cranes. Fairplayer is anticipated to commence its activities offshore Western Australia in April or May 2015.

After a full summer season operating in the North Sea and Mediterranean, this project enables Jumbo to continue its offshore activities in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Chevron operated Wheatstone Field Development is located in Western Australia and situated 120 nautical miles North of Onslow. The water depth at site ranges from 73 m to 240 m.

Wheatstone will be developed using a subsea gas gathering system that is tied back to the recently installed Wheatstone Platform. Gas will be exported from the platform to the onshore LNG facility through a dedicated trunkline. First gas production/LNG start-up is expected in 2015.