- ID: 8284482
- Dateline: Aug 1, 2022/Recent
- Location: China;
- Duration: 1’12
- Source: China Central Television (CCTV)
- Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland
- Published: 2022-08-02 08:46
- Last Modified: 2022-08-02 10:19
- English
Shotlist
At Sea – Recent (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
1. Enping 15-1 oil platform, engineering barge
2. Time-lapse footage of engineering barge moving away after installation
3. Enping 15-1 platform
4. Engineering barge carrying topside of platform
5. Various of floatover installation process, engineering barge aligning topside with jackets, project team monitoring operation
6. Aerial shot of engineering barge installing topside
7. Various of oil platform construction at night, construction crew working, rehearing floatover installation
Storyline
Asia’s largest offshore oil production platform finished its floatover installation, the platform’s operator China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) announced on Monday.
The Enping 15-1 platform, about 160 meters tall and weighing over 30,000 tons, is by far the heaviest and most equipped oil platform in Asia. With the completion of the floatover installation of the platform, China’s design, construction and installation capabilities of super large offshore oil and gas production facilities has reached advanced international standards, the CNOOC said.
A floatover installation, a method that utilizes ocean tides, was chosen because the topside components of the platform exceeded the maximum capacity of existing offshore floating cranes. To complete the installation, the CNOOC sent in Asia’s largest engineering barge.
After careful planning, detailed calculations, and step-by-step rehearsals, the project team successfully aligned the nearly 20,000-ton topside with the 101-meter-tall jackets with precision in the rough sea.
Enping 15-1 is a major offshore facility ensuring the operation of the Enping oilfield cluster, which will include four offshore drilling platforms to jointly develop six new oilfields.
Peak daily oil output will reach around 5,000 tons during the second half this year when the project is put into operation, and is expected to inject further momentum to the economic development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area while further ensuring the country’s energy security, the company said.
