Hansa Heavy Lift (HHL) has moved subsea equipment for the development of Africa’s Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) integrated oil and gas development project, about 60km off the coast of Ghana
The consignment included vertical reels, a horizontal carousel loaded with flexible products, Steel Flying Leads (SFL) loaded on cassettes, a Flowline End Termination (FLET) sled, Subsea Isolation Valves (SSIV) and a variety of other subsea equipment.
The first voyage included multiple reels and a carousel, all loaded with umbilicals and flying leads, which were transported from Panama City, Florida to Takoradi on-board HHL Richards Bay.
The second voyage took place on-board HHL Rhine, with subsea hardware transported from a facility in Norway’s Eydehavn to Takoradi. The third voyage involved HHL Richards Bay returning empty reels and other miscellaneous equipment from the West African country’s Takoradi to Panama City in Florida. The fourth voyage included more reels loaded with umbilical products transported on board the HHL Richards Bay from Panama City in Florida to Takoradi.
The new cargo-shipment in Ghana is in line with its strategy to further explore the West African nation’s oil and gas opportunities in the deepwater Cape Three Points block. Ghana has made rapid progress in a relatively short period of time in oil and gas development, thus significantly adding value to the growing advancements in Africa’s oil and gas exploration. Some of the major hydrocarbon projects in Ghana include OCTP, Jubilee, TEN, Mahogany-Teak Akasa deepwater oil project etc.
Commenting on the transportation of the subsea equipment, Steven Neuendorff, director and head of Americas at HHL, said that the operation needed meticulous planning and operation flexibility by the company’s marine crews.
Tom Kroeger, project engineer at HHL, noted, “Due to the high amount of cargo units, crews had to overcome very tight stowage with precise positioning.”
HHL delivering advanced engineering solutions to customers, particularly in the subsea, oil and gas and other offshore wind farm sectors. In February 2018, the company transported a huge shiploader, with the largest unit weighing 513MT and measuring a total of 65,480 cbm, from Belgium’s Antwerp to Angola’s Namibe.
