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  2. Platform supply vessel - Wikipedia

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    A platform supply vessel (PSV) is a ship specially designed to supply offshore oil and gas platforms and other offshore installations. [ 1 ] They typically range from 50 to 100 metres (160 to 330 ft) in length and are distinguished by the large open deck area used to store supplies and house equipment and to allow for efficient loading and ...

  3. Semi-submersible platform - Wikipedia

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    Semi-submersible platform. A semi-submersible platform is a specialised marine vessel used in offshore roles including as offshore drilling rigs, safety vessels, oil production platforms, and heavy lift cranes. They have good ship stability and seakeeping, better than drillships. [1]

  4. Floating production storage and offloading - Wikipedia

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    Hæwene Brim FPSO. A floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit is a floating vessel used by the offshore oil and gas industry for the production and processing of hydrocarbons, and for the storage of oil. An FPSO vessel is designed to receive hydrocarbons produced by itself or from nearby platforms or subsea template, process them ...

  5. Dynamic positioning - Wikipedia

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    An LNG-powered platform supply vessel started operation in 2016 with a 653 kWh/1600 kW battery acting as spinning reserve during DP2, saving 15-30% fuel. [11] The 154-meter North Sea Giant has combined 3 powerpacks, switchboards and 2 MWh batteries to operate in DP3 using only one engine, [12] [13] keeping the engine load between 60% and 80%. [14]

  6. Drillship - Wikipedia

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    A drillship is a merchant vessel designed for use in exploratory offshore drilling of new oil and gas wells or for scientific drilling purposes. In recent years the vessels have been used in deepwater and ultra-deepwater applications, equipped with the latest and most advanced dynamic positioning systems.

  7. Oil platform - Wikipedia

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    The Lun-A (Lunskoye-A) platform, located off the north eastern coast of Sakhalin Island and is a concrete gravity base substructure (CGBS).. An oil platform (also called an oil rig, offshore platform, oil production platform, etc.) is a large structure with facilities to extract and process petroleum and natural gas that lie in rock formations beneath the seabed.

  8. Prelude FLNG - Wikipedia

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    Length. 488 m (1,601 ft) Beam. 74 m (243 ft) Height. 105 m (344 ft) Crew. 220-240 [1] Prelude FLNG is a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) platform owned by Shell plc and built by the Technip – Samsung Consortium (TSC) in South Korea for a joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell, KOGAS, and Inpex. [3][4] The hull was launched in December 2013.

  9. Stowage plan for container ships - Wikipedia

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    Stowage plan for container ships. The holds of a container ship. Stowage plan for container ships or bay plan is the plan and method by which different types of container vessels are loaded with containers of specific standard sizes. The plans are used to maximize the economy of shipping and safety on board.