2002 Annual Report - SBM Offshore

The MSC Sea800 jack-up Vagant for civil contractor
HydroSoils, built by Merwede Shipyard.
x Gusto carried out various design studies on pipelay
and crane vessels, including a study for DP conversion
and deepwater upgrade for JR McDermott’s DLB 50,
modifications to Heerema’s Balder cranes, design
assistance for special pipelay equipment for Allseas
and modifications and upgrades to various vessels of
Global Industries;
x Gusto’s contract with Mayflower Energy for the
hardware delivery of six 2500 ton jacking systems for a
wind turbine installation vessel is nearing completion.
Delivery of the main scope is completed. During the
year, Mayflower ordered a substantial amount of
additional equipment. Final assembly of the units is
scheduled for early 2003;
x Gusto received an order from the SBM Group for the
delivery of an active heave compensation system. The
system is to be used on the installation vessel
‘Normand Progress’ for deepwater installation work
and allows for a maximum wire line capacity of 350
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tons. Delivery of the system is scheduled for January
2003;
x SaudiAramco gave the joint venture GustoMSC a three
year contract for engineering services. The first order
under this contract is the design of a well service and
maintenance jack-up;
x MSC completed the design work for the two MSC
CJ70-150MC jack-ups under construction at Hyundai
Heavy Industries for Maersk Contractors. The MSCsupplied
fixation and XY-skidding systems were
successfully installed, tested and commissioned. These
cantilever drilling jack-ups are the world’s largest and
are designed to provide drilling and (early) production
services in water depths up to 150 metres in the
northern North Sea. The first unit, the Maersk
Innovator, was delivered to the owner at the end of
2002, and the second unit is planned to arrive in the
North sea in the third quarter of 2003;
x good cooperation between MSC and Merwede
Shipyard ensured orders for two jack-ups for civil
construction from respectively Hydro Soils Services
and Besix. Both jack-ups were delivered this year.
MSC supplied the basic designs and the jacking
systems;
x MSC completed its design work for the DSS20-CAS-M
drilling semi-submersible under construction at
Caspian Shipyard Company in Baku for Maersk
Contractors. This unit is planned for delivery by mid
2003.
Technological highlights
Various new products or designs were developed, both as
marketing initiatives and on direct requests of clients:
x Gusto developed a modular J-lay pipelay system, with
a tension capacity of 525 tons, suitable for water
depths up to 3000 metres;
x for future LNG/LPG FPSO’s, Gusto is extending its
expertise for the design of LNG/LPG process installations
and LNG/LPG vessel storage systems. As a result
of internal studies, a twin-hull floater design for a LNG
storage vessel was developed. Gusto has applied for a
patent on this design;
x MSC developed the Wind Turbine Installer, an MSC
NG-series type jack-up designed to pick up wind
turbines up to six MW, completely assembled and
tested, from an onshore base and transport and install
them on an offshore location. This wind turbine
installer method can be used for initial installation but
also for repair and maintenance;
x MSC successfully installed, tested and commissioned
the first MSC XY-cantilever skidding system on the
Maersk Innovator. This MSC-developed and patented
system provides cantilever drilling jack-ups with a
larger drilling envelope and increased drilling
efficiency.