Fulmar's SALM/tanker storage and loading system installed. [North Sea]

Journal Article · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981 · Ocean Ind.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5463761

Shell Expro has completed installation of the North Sea's first oil production system combining a permanently moored tanker with a Single Anchor Leg Mooring (SALM) in Fulmar Field. Located in 82-m (270-ft) water 170 miles (273.5 km) east of Dundee, the SALM/tanker system is the first of its type to be installed in the North Sea, and in the harshest environment in the world in which such a system has been used. It will receive production from the permanent platform and offload it onto shuttle tankers. The Medora and SALM are permanently joined by a 900-tonne yoke extending from the tanker's bow. The 13-year-old, 325-m-long, 210,000-dwt Medora has been renovated at a cost of 40 million pounds sterling into what is termed a floating storage unit (FSU) capable of holding up to 1,380,000 barrels of crude - almost an eight-day supply from the field. The 96-m-high (315-ft) SALM will extend 15.8 m (52 ft) above the water surface. At its widest point, the SALM is 15.8 m (52 ft) in diameter. Oil will reach it from the platform through a 16-in. (0.4-m) pipe line 1.4 miles (2.3 km) long.

• OSTI ID: 5463761
• Journal Information: Ocean Ind.; (United States), Journal Name: Ocean Ind.; (United States) Vol. 16:8; ISSN OCIDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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