Integration of the modules is one of the most critical operations during the construction of an FPSO. A high capacity crane is required due to the scale of the modules installed on these vast floating production storage and offloading units. Mammoet mobilized one of their 5,000t PTC 200-DS cranes from the USA just six weeks after the contract was signed.
The FPSO module integration project was agreed between Mammoet Brazil and CTTP76 for weighing, transporting and lifting of 20 modules ranging up to nearly 2,000t. All the modules are currently located at the Unidade Offshore Techint (UOT) integration yard awaiting the arrival of the FPSO hull, which is currently at the Enseada Inhauma shipyard in Rio de Janeiro.
Mammoet has a 15-year track record of executing complex projects like this in Brazil. Amongst other projects, the company has performed the integration of modules on both the P58 and P63 FPSOs in Brazil. The PTC 200-DS ring crane was identified as the best option for the P-76 project, because it combines lifting capacity with a long reach, small footprint, maneuverability and quick mobilization.
The assembly of the crane has already started, and it is expected that the P-76 module integration will take place during the second half of this year at the UOT yard, in the city of Pontal do Paraná, Paraná State, Brazil.
