Eni's Goliat platform is being towed from Hammerfest in Finnmark to the field location in the Barents Sea.
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Goliat tow out. From Eni. |
The cylindrical platform – a so-called floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility – has been lying in the fjord at Ersvika outside Hammerfest for just over two weeks undergoing essential preparations, including final checks and preparations of the living quarters
The FPSO will now be towed the approximately 80km from Ersvika to the Goliat field location. The towing and installation operations are being carried out by DOF Subsea, and the tow alone is expected to take about 15 hours.
At the field location, the FPSO will be connected to its 14 anchor lines. Then the cable supplying electrical power from the mainland will be connected and the risers installed. The anchor lines, power cable and risers have been pre-installed and are lying ready on the seabed. Next, the topside and subsea systems will be made ready for production operations.
The Goliat FPSO floated off the Dockwise Vanguard, the world's largest heavy transport vessel on 23 April.
Just one week before, the platform arrived in Hammerfest from South Korea after a 63-day journey.
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