ATP Award Contract to Clough's Normand Clipper
8 December 2009
On 16 November 2009, Engineering and Construction Company Clough Limited was contracted by US offshore oil and gas services company, Bluewater Industries, to provide installation support services associated with innovative ATP Telemark Hub Project in the Gulf of Mexico.
The scope of work includes utilising Clough’s offshore construction vessel, Normand Clipper, to provide accommodation, construction crew transfer, fuel bunkering services, and storage and transfer of construction materials required for platform installation activities. The Normand Clipper was selected for the job due to accommodation quality, fuel carrying and transfer ability, deck size and crane lifting and sea keeping capabilities.
ATP’s Telemark Hub project will utilize a self contained floating drilling and production triple-column spar structure, the ATP Titan. This is the first hull configuration of this kind, comprising three columns linked by pontoons and offering higher variable load capacity and enhanced stability over traditional single-hulled spars. The development is expected to more than double ATP’s existing production in 2010.
The ATP Titan hull was transported to site and upended to the vertical on 15 November 2009 to start the process of mooring to the seabed 1160m below. Works to the inside of the hull will be carried out prior to topsides deck and module installation, hook-up and commissioning. The anticipated duration of the work for the Normand Clipper will be between 30 – 45 days.
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John Smith, Chief Executive Officer +61 8 9281 9407
Kristy McGrath, Manager Marketing +61 8 9281 9344/ 0417 451 724
About Clough
Clough delivers an integrated Engineering, Procurement and Construction service to projects in the oil and gas, mineral and infrastructure sectors in Australia and across South East Asia. The Group's services range from concept development through design, construction, installation, commissioning, operations and maintenance.
We deploy a first class suite of integrated management systems and are committed to the concept of zero harm and the wellbeing of our people and to the sustainability of the environment and communities in which we work.