Sembcorp Marine completes, delivers Johan Castberg FPSO project to Equinor
Sembcorp Marine announced the completion of the Johan Castberg FPSO (Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading) vessel and its delivery to Equinor. The FPSO has set off to Norway.
Sembcorp Marine’s scope of work for the Johan Castberg FPSO vessel comprises the construction of the hull and living quarters.
Johan Castberg is designed to FPSO hull main specifications, including Norsoks and DNV Class Rules, with improved design concept and engineering logic embracing work environment and technical safety requirements, winterisation and other ocean data prerequisites.
Johan Castberg, Sembcorp Marine’s first EPC newbuild FPSO, also met the stringent requirements of the Norwegian and PSA (Petroleum Safety Authority) regulatory requirements. The Johan Castberg FPSO project also attained laudable safety achievements of “Target Zero”, “Zero Harm” and “Safety Starts with Me” goals and recorded 38 million man-hours without serious incidents.
The cumulative Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) stands at 0.16, one of the lowest ever recorded for a newbuild project.
Upon final completion in Norway, the FPSO is scheduled for deployment at the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea, about 240 km (149 mi) from Hammerfest, Norway. The FPSO hull is built to be self-contained for harsh-environment operation, with living quarters accommodating up to 140 personnel onboard.
“We would like to thank Equinor for entrusting the Johan Castberg project to Sembcorp Marine,” said Wang Zijian, Sembcorp Marine Head of Operations. “In the last two years … we witnessed great teamwork and collaboration, open dialogue and close partnership to achieve today’s on-schedule delivery and sail away, without compromise to high HSEQ (Health, Safety, Environment and Quality) standards and rigorous verification processes.”
