A team from diesel power specialist Royston has completed the engine overhaul on the Bluewater-owned Haewene Brim floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.
The facility has operated in the Pierce field in the UK sector of the North Sea since 1999, on behalf of Shell UK Exploration and Production. Last year vessel was also linked to the the Brynhild field, operated by Lundin, in the Norwegian sector.
A scheduled 48,000 hour service on the first engine required the Royston engineers to completely dismantle the engine and overhaul the cylinder heads and liners, pistons, con rods, cam shafts and bearings.
Following the specialist repair of the crankshaft, Royston completed the main engine overhaul with full commissioning and a 100% load run. On completion of the service on the first engine, Royston was appointed to carry out remedial work on another of the Haewene Brim’s engines, involving the replacement of the resilient mounts and realigning the engine to the generators.
Steve Williams, Lead Mechanical Technician on the Haewene Brim said: “The Royston team have been extremely professional throughout and have really worked hard at all times.
“The team is very well balanced in terms of their skills and expertise and have also fitted in very well on board. I cannot commend them enough, and look forward to working with them again on the next overhaul.”