![]() In 1998, Amerada Hess used a compliant tower for its Baldplate development in Garden Banks Block 260 in 1,650 ft (503 m) of water.Ĭhevron Texaco followed with another CT for its Petronius field development in Viosca Knoll Block 786 in a water depth of 1,754 ft (534 m). It was secured by 20 weighted guide wires.Ī second generation design developed later the same decade relied on piled foundations to provide the tower with both flexibility and stability. Now that Mustang has landed a contract to design the first compliant tower for use in deepwater offshore West Africa, it's interesting to note its taken over two decades for this type of structure to be accepted there.Ĭompliant towers use less steel than fixed structures, and are simpler to construct than floating platforms, which have been preferred for deep developments off West Africa.Įxperience of compliant towers goes back more than 20 years to a first-generation unit installed by ExxonMobil in the US Gulf of Mexico on its Lena field in a water depth of 1,018 ft (310 m). Meritorious Awards for Engineering Innovation (MEAs).Rextag database of energy infrastructure assets Prices for top E&P stocks and commodities. Information on assets, buyers and sellers, deal values, and more.Ī searchable database of oil and gas debt and equity offerings.
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