ABL provided marine assurance and marine warranty survey (MWS) services for the wet tow preparation, disconnection, and lay-down of risers and moorings, unmanned wet tow from Australia to Singapore, drydocking, and modification for dry transport and wet tow to the float-on location outside Singapore. These first-phase works are being undertaken on behalf of Petrofac.

ABL then provided marine assurance and MWS services for the FPSO float-on to the semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Hua Rui Long, the dry transport from Singapore to Denmark, float-off, wet-tow, and alongside mooring at Modern American Recycling Services’ (MARS) recycling facility in Denmark. ABL’s client for this final phase was the Australian Department of Industry, Science & Resources (DISR).

ABL’s offices in Australia, Singapore, China, Germany, and the UK were all involved with planning, Review, survey operations, and oversight services associated with the warranty approval for the transportation of the 274-meter and 52,000 tonnes displacement heavy FPSO from Australia, via Singapore, and to Denmark.

“This has been long journey for the FPSO, including multiple complex inshore, nearshore, and offshore operations. I am proud to say that every step has been executed safely and in line with pre-approved plans. It has been a highly impressive cooperation by all parties involved with the project to achieve this successful outcome,” said Alex Harrison, ABL’s Global Managing Director for Energy and responsible for the group’s global MWS and energy-related consultancy services.

ABL is part of the Oslo-listed global consultancy group ABL Group ASA.