2020-07-25
On December 12, the lower hull of the super-large floating production storage and offloading unit "PETORBRAS 71" was towed by a tug from Yantai CIMC Raffles Wharf to Brazil. The towing will pass through the Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Atlantic Ocean, and reach the Santos Basin in Brazil, which is more than 10,000 nautical miles away, after a voyage of nearly 100 days. After being combined with the upper hull, it will carry out offshore oil storage and processing operations. The Yantai Maritime Safety Administration will make every effort to ensure safe shipping. Supervision and service guarantee work.
It is understood that, in order to do a good job in the maritime safety supervision and service guarantee of "PETORBRAS 71" shipping, and fully support economic and social development, Yantai Maritime Safety Administration has deepened the maritime VIP service mechanism and intervened in the shipping work in advance. On December 3rd, it organized a shipping and navigation safety meeting. Coordinating meetings to study and evaluate relevant piloting towing plans, relevant emergency plans, etc. On the morning of the 12th, traffic control was implemented on the waters of the towing activities, and maritime patrol law enforcement vessels were organized to monitor the entire process of departure operations to ensure the smooth completion of the towing.
"PETORBRAS 71" is an ultra-large offshore floating oil storage and unloading device. Its owner is Petrobras and is classified as American Bureau of Shipping. The production capacity of the device is designed to be 150,000 barrels (oil) and 6 million per day. There are 24 natural gas processing modules on the top of the natural gas of cubic meters per day. The main hull PFSO has a gross tonnage of 155,415, a total length of 316 meters, a width of 54.0 meters, a depth of 31.0 meters, a maximum draft of 23.146 meters, and a sewage discharge capacity of 1.6 million barrels of crude oil. It is an extended mooring system with more than 24 points and will be installed at 2200 m (7,218 ft) for oil storage operations.
In 2019, Yantai Maritime Safety Administration will serve the national and regional development strategies, give play to the advantages of maritime expertise, optimize the service model of key enterprises in the jurisdiction, provide precise services for key projects and key projects, and efficiently approve "Blue Whale No. 1" and "Blue Whale No. 2". A number of key economic and social development projects such as drilling platforms such as "Wonderland Yantai" and "Long Whale No. 1" large cage "H423" semi-submersible multi-functional marine ranch. The successful shipment of the lower hull of "PETORBRAS 71" refreshed Yantai. The record of the largest tonnage and largest size of the petroleum industrial installation in the jurisdiction.
