Delmar Completes Mooring Installation at WhoDat Field

- Delmar Completes Mooring Installation at WhoDat Field

Friday, August 19, 2011
Delmar Systems Inc.

Delmar Systems has completed preset mooring systems installation and facility connection operations of the Mississippi Canyon 547 "A" floating production facility as part of the WhoDat Field development for LLOG Deepwater Development Company, L.L.C.

Delmar provided project engineering for anchor/mooring system design, fabrication oversight, installation engineering, operation procedures, and installation services for the facility's installation. Delmar also assisted LLOG and the facility designer/builder EXMAR in certification verification authority (CVA) review and regulatory approval for the mooring system.

In addition, Delmar procured, marshaled, and stored the twelve leg suction anchor, chain, polyester, chain mooring system at Delmar's state-of-the-art 11-acre Fourchon dockside facility. The mooring legs were connected to the pre-installed suction anchors using Delmar's patented subsea mooring connector. The Delmar subsea connector allows the mooring line to be easily connected to each preset suction anchor using a conventional anchor handling vessel (AHV) as opposed to larger, more expensive construction vessels that are normally used for permanent installations.

Delmar preset all twelve suction anchor mooring systems using a single conventional AHV. Once the facility arrived on location, Delmar connected the facility to the preset mooring systems using two conventional AHVs and supported by a field ROV support vessel. Facility connection operations were efficiently completed in seven days.

"Delmar was able to use existing contracted AHVs to drive maximum efficiency and cost savings for LLOG. We completed the project under budget and under the allocated time estimates. By making the best use of vessel tonnage and Delmar's proven experience with AHVs, Delmar completed the project safely, without any accidents, injuries, or associated lost time," said Brady Como, Delmar's Executive Vice President.

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Delmar Awarded Mooring Contract by Noble

- Delmar Awarded Mooring Contract by Noble

Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Delmar Systems Inc.

Delmar Systems was awarded a contract by Noble Energy EG, Ltd. to supply an eight-leg preset mooring system for use in Noble Energy's Aseng Development off the coast of Equatorial Guinea, West Africa. Delmar provided Noble Energy a full compliment of
mooring equipment including Delmar's patented OMNI-Max™ anchors and Delmar Subsea Connectors (DSCs). All equipment has been successfully delivered to Noble Energy EG's yard in Equatorial Guinea.

The patented Delmar OMNI-Max anchor is a gravity-installed vertically loaded anchor (VLA) that offers unique performance characteristics not found in other deepwater anchor foundations. The OMNI-Max anchor is capable of being loaded in any direction 360° around the axis of the anchor. This anchor technology offers a great benefit in the design of mooring systems that reduces risk to subsea infrastructure in the event of station-keeping damage or failure. This proven anchor concept has been deployed and retrieved on over 150 anchor locations.

The Delmar developed and patented DSC is used with MODUs (mobile offshore drilling units) and permanent mooring installations to allow single vessel deployment of anchors and mooring lines. The DSC provides for easy connect/disconnect capability with the use of a standard ROV.

"We are pleased that Noble Energy EG has chosen our mooring technology for their project. Our patented technologies have proven themselves as the safest, most efficient mooring solutions used in the offshore mooring industry," said Delmar's Executive Vice President, Brady Como.

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