Liuhua FPSO to get TMC Compressors
Monday 22 October 2018
Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd has contracted TMC Compressors of the Seas (TMC) to provide the marine compressed air system to the Liuhua FPSO.
The Chinese yard is responsible for constructing and equipping the hull of the Liuhua FPSO, which will be owned and operated by CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation).
Under the contract, TMC will provide a highly energy efficient compressed air system consisting of 2 x 235 kW instrument air compressors, a large adsorption air dryer with filters. The equipment will be delivered to Qingdao Beihai’s yard in China. TMC’s contract value is undisclosed.
The FPSO will be deployed to the Liahua 16-2 field in the South China Sea’s Pearl River Mouth basin.
TMC Compressors of the Seas is the world’s leading supplier of compressed air systems for marine and offshore use. The company is headquartered in Oslo, with sales and service offices all over the world.