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Title: Gras Dowr joins world`s FPSO fleet

Abstract

The Gras Dowr, a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSD) for Amerada Hess Ltd.`s North Sea Durward and Dauntless fields, is one of the latest additions to the world`s growing FPSO fleet. The Gras Dowr, anchored in about 90 m of water, lies between the Durward (U.K. Block 21/16) and Dauntless (U.K. Block 21/11) fields, about 3.5 km from the subsea wellhead locations. The Gras Dowr`s main functions, according to Bluewater Offshore Production Systems Ltd., are to: receive fluids from well risers; process incoming fluids to separate the fluid into crude, water, and gas; store dry crude oil and maintain the required temperature; treat effluent to allow for water discharge to the sea; compress gas for gas lift as a future option; provide chemical injection skid for process chemical injection; use a part of the produced gas for fuel gas, and flare excess gas; inject treated seawater into the injection wells; house power generation for process and offloading operation and utilities; offload to a tandem moored shuttle tanker including receiving liquid fuel from the same tanker; provide accommodations for operating and maintenance crews; allow helicopters landings and takeoffs; allow handling and storage of goods transported by supply vessels; moormore » a shuttle tanker; and control the subsea wells.« less

Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
467785
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Oil and Gas Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 95; Journal Issue: 18; Other Information: PBD: 5 May 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; OFFSHORE PLATFORMS; SHIPS; DESIGN; STORAGE FACILITIES; FIELD PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT; NORTH SEA; OIL FIELDS; SEPARATION EQUIPMENT; ON-SITE POWER GENERATION; SAFETY

Citation Formats

. Gras Dowr joins world`s FPSO fleet. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
. Gras Dowr joins world`s FPSO fleet. United States.
. 1997. "Gras Dowr joins world`s FPSO fleet". United States.
@article{osti_467785,
title = {Gras Dowr joins world`s FPSO fleet},
author = {},
abstractNote = {The Gras Dowr, a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSD) for Amerada Hess Ltd.`s North Sea Durward and Dauntless fields, is one of the latest additions to the world`s growing FPSO fleet. The Gras Dowr, anchored in about 90 m of water, lies between the Durward (U.K. Block 21/16) and Dauntless (U.K. Block 21/11) fields, about 3.5 km from the subsea wellhead locations. The Gras Dowr`s main functions, according to Bluewater Offshore Production Systems Ltd., are to: receive fluids from well risers; process incoming fluids to separate the fluid into crude, water, and gas; store dry crude oil and maintain the required temperature; treat effluent to allow for water discharge to the sea; compress gas for gas lift as a future option; provide chemical injection skid for process chemical injection; use a part of the produced gas for fuel gas, and flare excess gas; inject treated seawater into the injection wells; house power generation for process and offloading operation and utilities; offload to a tandem moored shuttle tanker including receiving liquid fuel from the same tanker; provide accommodations for operating and maintenance crews; allow helicopters landings and takeoffs; allow handling and storage of goods transported by supply vessels; moor a shuttle tanker; and control the subsea wells.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/467785}, journal = {Oil and Gas Journal},
number = 18,
volume = 95,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon May 05 00:00:00 EDT 1997},
month = {Mon May 05 00:00:00 EDT 1997}
}