{"id":377,"date":"2008-09-04T08:11:04","date_gmt":"2008-09-04T04:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desertsun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=377"},"modified":"2008-09-04T08:27:16","modified_gmt":"2008-09-04T04:27:16","slug":"offshore-to-the-lun-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.desertsun.co.uk\/blog\/377\/","title":{"rendered":"Offshore to the LUN-A"},"content":{"rendered":"

This evening I will be boarding a northbound train on\u00a0the first part of the journey\u00a0to what will be my home for the next month:<\/p>\n

\"Lun-A<\/a><\/p>\n

At the moment the\u00a0sea\u00a0isn’t quite as icy as it\u00a0is in the above picture, and\u00a0missing from the photo is a\u00a0large floating hotel anchored alongside which will provide me and a couple of hundred others with our accommodation whilst we are out there.\u00a0 I will have internet access, but whether I will have time to post anything is another matter entirely.\u00a0 If so, I will post something.<\/p>\n

\"Lun-A<\/a><\/p>\n

Some blurb<\/a> about the platform:<\/p>\n

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Located 15 km off the north eastern coast of Sakhalin Island, in a water depth of 48 m, LUN-A is a drilling and production platform with minimum processing facilities. Oil\/condensate and gas separation including gas treatment for transport to the LNG plant will be done onshore at the onshore processing facility.<\/p>\n

—\u00a0 Four legged concrete gravity base substructure (CGBS) that was engineered and constructed in Vostochniy port by Aker Kvaerner Technology AS and Quattrogemini OY. PA-B CGBS was installed in June 2005.<\/p>\n

—\u00a0 Fully integrated deck construction built separately in South Korea, Samsung Heavy Industries construction yard. The topsides were installed in August 2006 on the pre-installed CGBS by float over technique.<\/p>\n

The platform includes drilling and gas\/hydrocarbon liquids\/water separation facilities, storage for chemicals and a living quarters module. Process, utility equipment and living quarters are separated and located in different areas to maximise safety. The main working areas are enclosed, temperature controlled and ventilated with local winter protection for equipment located in the open. The living quarters have a capacity for 90 permanent and an additional 36 temporary staff.<\/p>\n

The LUN-A platform is designed for year-round operation in harsh climatic conditions and is built to withstand rough seas, severe ice and high seismic activity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Let’s hope that last bit is true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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