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August 2011www.marinelink.com 33Apart from general repair work, MMHE has also been active in the tanker-to-FPSO conversion mar- ket. Its latest contract involved the 100,020 dwt aframax tanker Ozono, which has already arrived in the yard. The contract, coming from MISC, in- volves the conversion to FPSO for the Cendor Phase 11 (Petrofac) offshore Malaysia. Other con- versions currently underway include Malaysia Off- shore Mobile Production (Labuan) drilling rig MOPU DUA (DANA 256), and Seadrill Pte?s ten- der drilling barge T8. Current offshore engineer- ing and construction projects include MISC/Shell?s Gumusut semi-submersible FPS hull topside, andPetronas Carigali?s Kinabalu gas processing Plat- form B (KNPG-B) topside.Singapore?s Sembawang Shipyard, also part of SembCorp Marine, recently secured a newbuild- ing contract from Teekay Shipping (Australia) for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction andCommissioning (EPCC) of a dynamically-posi-tioned blue water research vessel for Australia. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia?s national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse re- search agencies in the world, will operate the ves- sel on behalf of the Australian Government for use by the Australian marine research community. Upon completion and delivery in the second quarter of 2013, the vessel will be named RV In- vestigator. She will be based in Hobart, Tasmania and oper- ated from the tropical north to the Antarctic ice- edge and across the Indian and Pacific oceans. Currently, Sembawang is converting BW Off- shore?s 97,172 dwt tanker BW Genie into a Float- ing Production Unit (FPU). Major conversion works include repairs and life extension for the vessel to operate for another 20 years. The FPU will be installed in the field through a new 12-point mooring system. The vessel is ex- pected to be re-delivered to the owners in the fourth quarter of 2011, and will be stationed at theTerang Sirasun Batur field in offshore Indonesia. Sembawang is also currently upgrading the FPSO Glas Dowr from Bluewater Energy Serv- ices, Netherlands. The shipyard?s scope of work includes repairs and life extension for the vessel to operate for an- other 10 years. Major upgrading work includes the upgrade of the existing FPSO internal turret moor- ing and transfer systems. The marine, utility, electrical and communica- tion, safety, control, monitoring, and production systems will also be upgraded. The vessel is expected to be re-delivered to the owners later this year for deployment in the Kitan field in the Timor Sea. Keppel Shipyard?s latest FPSO contract involves a fast-track project for the upgrade of an FPSO vessel for Petrofac Interna- tional (UAE) LLC, a subsidiary of Petrofac, with work com- mencing during the first quarter 2011. The FPSO is designated for an oil and gas field offshore Peninsular Malaysia. Keppel Shipyard has also recently won a contract from In- donesia?s Bumi Armada for the conversion of a tanker into an FSO vessel, work commencing during the first quarter 2011. When completed in the second half of 2011, the converted FSO vessel, with storage capacity of 500,000 bbls of oil, will be deployed on the Sepat oilfield (Block PM 313), located off the eastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia.Earlier this year, Keppel completed two FPSO projects ? the Lewek EMAS conversion, which was delivered to EMAS Production, and is one of Vietnam?s largest FPSOs, and the Armada TGT 1, to Indonesia?s Bumi Armada Berhad. Armada TGT 1 will be deployed in the Te Giac Trang (TGT or White Rhinoceros) oil field, in Vietnam?s Cuu Long Basin, for Hoang Long Joint Operating Com- pany. Six other projects are currently underway at Keppel?s Tuas and Benoi yards. These include: The 158,000 dwt FPSO Okha , a FSO to FPSO project for SBM, for offshore Australia. The 280,491 dwt FPSO P-58 , a tanker to FPSO project for Petrobras for use offshore Brazil The 255,346 dwt FPSO Aseng , a tanker to FPSO project for SBM; offshore Equatorial Guinea. The 142,639 dwt FPSO Ciudad de Paraty , a tanker to FPSO project for SBM; offshore Brazil. The 148,192 dwt FPSO OSX-1 , a FPSO modification and upgrading project for OSX 1 Leasing (Netherlands) for use offshore Brazil The 68,536 dwt FSO Sepat , a tanker to FSO project for Bumi Armada Berhad; offshore Malaysia. In addition to Tuas and Benoi (the latter of which is a Far East hub for LNG tanker repairs), Kep- pel operates a third shipyard in Singapore, Keppel FELS, which specializes in offshore construc- tion. Keppel also has two shipyards in Philippines (Subic Shipyard and Keppel Batangas) and a number of newbuilding facilities in Brazil, and also manages the new N-KOM Shipyard in Ras Lafan, Qatar. At a glanceKeppel Shipyard ? SingaporeKeppel Offshore & Marine Ltd 50 Gul RoadSingapore 629351 Tel: (65) 6863 7200 Fax: (65) 6261 7719Contact: Nelson Yeo Website: www.keppelom.com At a glanceSembawangSembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd Admiralty Road West, Singapore 759956 Tel: +65 67522222, Fax: +65 67581025 www.sembship.comwww.sembship.com Below: Glas Dowr being refitted. MR Aug. 11 # 4 (25-33):MR Template 8/5/2011 9:17 AM Page 33