MUTHURAJAWELA SPM AND SECOND OFFSHORE 18”SUBSEA PIPELINE PROJECT, COLOMBO, SRILANKA.
Activity : Offshore Installation engineering for 18”Subsea Pipeline Mooring analysis using software “MOSES”.
Client : Muthurajawela Tank Farm, Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Ltd. (CPSTL)
Place : Colombo, Sri-Lanka.
Period : Dec 2008 to Feb 2009

Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Ltd. (CPSTL) to install a new 18” Subsea Pipeline connecting new SPBM to storage tanks. The Single Point Mooring (SPM) system is located in 18 meters water depth, 6.065 km long, 457 mm (18”) diameter for unloading/transportation of crude oil from SPBM to Crude Oil storage Terminal through ocean oil tankers.

As a part of the construction engineering support to the installation contractor, M/s MR Vision Pipelines L.L.C carried out the Quasi-static Mooring Analysis for the pipe-laying of 18” diameter pipeline using “MOSES” software for the installation barge
BINA SPM AND OFFSHORE 48”SUBSEA PIPELINE PROJECT AT VADINAR, GUJARATH, INDIA.
Activity : Offshore Installation Engineering for 48”Subsea Pipe laying using software “MOSES” & “OFFPIPE”.
Client : M/s Bharat Oman Refineries Limited (BORL), India.
Place : Vadinar, Gujarath, INDIA.
Period : July 2008 to Dec 2008.

M/s Bharat Oman Refineries Limited (BORL) plan to have a Single Point Mooring (SPM) system approximately 17.0 km long 1219mm (48”) diameter for unloading / transportation of crude oil received through ocean oil tankers. The installation scope included installation of SPM & PLEM System (at approx. 32 m water depth) including Installation of 1219mm (48”) diameter, approx. 15.0 km long and 100-130mm concrete coated submarine pipeline.

To perform the installation of 48” offshore subsea pipeline, the Installation Contractors had engaged the services of M/s MR Vision Pipelines to carry out the Construction & Installation engineering for the pipe-laying of 48” diameter pipeline using software “MOSES” & “OFFPIPE”. The installation engineering activities included the following analysis:

  • Shore Pull calculations for 2.7km of shore pull, using 300 Ton winch.
  • Quasi-static Mooring Analysis during Shore Pull.
  • Quasi-static Mooring Analysis during pipe-lay operation
  • Conventional Pipe lay Analysis - Static & Dynamic.
  • Termination Analysis.
  • Abandon & Recovery Analysis.
  • Spool lifting Analysis.
  • PLEM pile ballast calculations etc.
MIDIA SPM AND OFFSHORE 40” SUBSEA EXPORT PIPELINE (MIDIA MARINE TERMINAL SRL) IN BLACK SEA, ROMANIA.
Activity : Offshore construction and Installation Engineering support for 40”Subsea Pipeline installation using   software “MOSES” & “OFFPIPE”.
Client : Black Sea Off Midia Marine Terminal SRL, Romania.
Place : Midia Marine Terminal SRL, off Midia, Romania, BlackSea.
Period : May 2008 to August 2008.

The installation of 40” offshore pipeline in the Black Sea Off Midia, Romania. As a part of the construction engineering support, Installation Contractors engaged the services of M/s MR Vision Pipelines L.L.C to carry out the Construction and Installation Engineering for the pipe-laying of 40” diameter Subsea pipeline using software “MOSES” & “OFFPIPE”. Analysis details are:

  • Quasi-static Mooring Analysis during Shore Pull.
  • Quasi-static Mooring Analysis during pipe-lay operation.
  • Pipeline Conventional Pipe lay Analysis – Static.
  • Pipeline Conventional Pipe lay Analysis – Dynamic. 
  • Termination Analysis.
  •  Abandon & Recovery Analysis.
RAVVA OFFSHORE PROJECT - FOUR SEGMENTS OF ADDITIONAL SUBSEA PIPELINE PROJECT, CAIRN ENERGY, INDIA.
Activity : Provided consultancy services for the engineering review of installation contractor’s complete activities.
Client : CAIRN ENERGY INDIA (Pty) Limited. New-Delhi, INDIA.
Place : Ravva Offshore field, Andhra-Pradesh, East Coast of INDIA.
Period : November 2007 to May-2008

In Ravva offshore Oil field (located off the east coast of India approximately 400km north of Chennai) M/s Cairn Energy proposed to lay 4 segments of new subsea pipelines Installation and commissioning which are running between:

  1. 12” Subsea Pipeline from RD platform to RT (Ravva onshore terminal) – 11 km – oil line (Well fluid).
  2. 12” Subsea Pipeline from RT (Ravva onshore terminal) to RD platform – 11 Km – water injection line.
  3. 10” Subsea Pipeline from RD platform to RC platform - 6 Km - water injection line.
  4. 8” Subsea Pipeline from RE platform to RF platform- 4 Km - water injection line.

M/s MR Vision Pipelines services were hired by M/s Cairn energy pvt ltd, India (CEIL), to provide consultancy services for the technical review of installation contractor’s complete activities. CEIL utilized M/s MR Vision Pipelines services as a consultant for the services required for Ravva including but not limited to following:

  • Review of various technical documents and procedures submitted by installation Contractors.
  • Assisting Company in supervision of various activities like Offshore survey, Subsea pipeline installation etc.
  • On board as client representative during Offshore Survey and Offshore Pipelay operations.
  •  Attending various meetings along with Company’s representative in engineering discussions in India or abroad.
  • Provided value added services for lowering the pipeline laid on surface into the 2m trench near the beach area.
LIFTING ANALYSIS OF 36M X 16” DIAMETER PIPE USING SPREDER BAR FOR DUGAS, DUBAI, UAE.
Activity : Lifting analysis of 16” Diameter API 5L X- 46 grade Pipe using STAAD program.
Client : M/s Dugas (Dubai Gas), Dubai.
Place : Dubai, UAE.

16" diameter Pipe, of wall thickness 20.5mm, 36m in length and of API 5L X-46 grade was required to be lifted off from the barge. Installation contractor proposed to use 8m length Spreader bar for lifting. Lifting analysis-using “STAAD PRO” software as per the installation requirement was carried out. The analysis was reviewed and certified by Germanisher Lloyd in their capacity as third party certification agency

 
LIFTING ANALYSIS OF 27M X 18” DIAMETER PIPE USING SPREDER BAR FOR RAK GAS, UAE
Activity : Lifting analysis of 18” Diameter API 5L X- 52 grade Pipe using STAAD program.
Client : M/s RAK Gas, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
Place : Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
18" diameter Pipe, of wall thickness 12.7mm, 27m in length and of API 5L X-52 grade was required to be lifted off from the transport barge. Installation contractor proposed to use 8m length Spreader bar for lifting. Lifting analysis-using “STAAD PRO” software as per the installation requirement was carried out. 
RELIANCE JAMNAGAR PROJECT FOUR NOS OF SPM’S, SIX NOS OF SUBSEA PIPELINES AND ONE RISER AT JAMNAGAR,        GUJARAT, INDIA
Activity : Provided detailed engineering support for 4 nos of SPM, 6 nos of Subsea Pipelines & 1 Riser, India.
Place : Reliance, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Period : Aug 2006 to Nov 2006

Based at Design Center at Kualalumpur-Malaysia, M/s MR Vision Pipelines provided Detailed Engineering Support for the following Pipelines & SPM project in Jamnagar – Gujarat, India.

The project involved detailed design of total 4 numbers SPM, 6 numbers of Pipelines and 1 riser which are;

  • 4 X 30” Subsea Pipelines (4 x18 kms),
  • 2 X 48” Subsea Pipelines (2 x 20 kms) and
  • 1 X 30” Riser at NRPD platform.

Apart from this we were involved in the design of;

  • Platform Riser,
  • Pipeline Crossovers and
  • Tie-in spools etc.
KOCHI SPM /SBM AND 48” OFFSHORE SUBSEA PIPELINE PROJECT, KOCHI, INDIA.
Activity : Installation engineering design and design verification of Installation activities pertaining to almost all   offshore Activities
Client : Kochi Refineries, Bharath Petroleum Corporation Limited, Kochi
Place : Kochi, Kerala, South India.
Period : COMPLETED IN OCT. 2007.

Based at site office in Kochi, our team was involved in the Installation Engineering for laying of the 48” 19km offshore pipeline, installation of Pipeline manifold (PLEM) & piles, installation of tie-in spool, anchor pile installation for single Point mooring (SPM) buoy, SPM buoy installation and hookup, spooling activities onshore and pre-commissioning activities.

M/s MR Vision Pipelines was involved in the Design Verification of Installation Activities such as PLEM lifting, Pile installation, Tie-in spool lifting, Pipeline installation study using OFFPIPE program, pipeline stability verification and shore pull.

We also provided assistance in Preparing the Work Method Statement for all offshore installation activities pertaining to pipeline laying, PLEM installation, Tie-in spool installation and SPM buoy installation and hook up. We had seconded our engineers on barge for Assisting Pipeline Installation Activities.