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PRODUCTS MOORING SOLUTIONS

Johan Castberg:

Massive Anchoring

Project

A milestone was reached at the Johan Castberg develop- ment in the Barents Sea when an enormous anchor system was deployed by Island Victory in preparation for the arrival of an

FPSO, which will be process- ing and storing oil from the 30 wells on the seabed when the production starts in 2022. The client is Ocean Installer, the end customer Equinor.

Each suction anchor weighs between 90 and 105 tons and stands 13 to 17m high. Island

Victory was able to load fve on board in one go. In addition, the weight of the 170mm chain is 600kg per meter. The objec- tive was to set two anchors a day, as well as attaching anchor chains to each anchor. In total 15 anchors will be placed on the seabed ready for the FPSO to hook up.

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