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F3-FA Self-Installing Platform

A ground-breaking steel and mathematical project

The Self-Installing F3-FA Production Platform, a project by Centrica Energy, is a reusable platform, supported by four tubular legs each fitted at the bottom with large suction piles. The entire deck structure is held together by sixteen super bolts: a unique and complex design. The F3-FA Production Platform is the first Self-Installing Platform built on this scale (8,800 tonnes). With various innovative technical designs and a challenging schedule for the construction work, the limitations of steel and mathematics have been sought beyond the boundaries. Iv-Offshore & Energy performed the engineering, from the FEED study all the way through to the detailed engineering and the procurement of equipment.

Technical data

Dimensions:
Topside 50 x 30 x 22m
Legs ⌀ 3,25m, 76m long
Suction Piles ⌀ 15m, 13m long

Weight:
Topside 4,000 T
Leg and suction pile 1,200 T (each)    

Water Depth: 41m
Accommodation: 18 persons
Gas Capacity: 3 MMNm³ per day
Gas Pressure: Export 320 bar (g), 120 bar (g)
Compression: 3,5 MW
 
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