Floating production vessel operator Bluewater has picked Strainstall to supply chain tension monitoring systems on the two vessels being used on Total's Kaombo development.
Bluewater is supplying two floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels for the Kaombo development, offshore Angola.
Strainstall, part of James Fisher and Sons, will supply its chain tension monitoring system to identify if anchor loads exceed pre-determined limits, as it happens.
The CTMS is able to interface directly with on-board monitoring and control systems, providing a simple and easy to use solution for this CTMS application.
The system will provide real-time data to operators, giving an accurate indication of mooring loads to ensure they are not overloaded and stay within safe limits.
Strainstall has previous experience on numerous applications world-wide, including Moho Nord field off the West coast of Africa.
“Strainstall’s CTMS system was selected as it suited Bluewater’s requirements for a simple and easy to install solution to monitor the integrity of the mooring chains for the two Kaombo FPSO's” explained Evert Han Huernink, project manager at Bluewater Energy Services BV.