Bartolomej Tomic,
Editor
Bartolomej Tomic is managing editor of Offshore Engineer….
Bumi Armada’s Armada Kraken FPSO, a manufacturing unit working at EnQuest’s Kraken offshore discipline within the UK North Sea, has elevated operational efficiency following a shutdown in early June.
As Offshore Engineer beforehand reported, the Armada Kraken FPSO was shut in in June following the failure of essential hydraulic submersible pump (HSP) transformers.
The Kraken FPSO is deployed at Kraken discipline underneath a bareboat constitution contract.
During the primary 4 months of 2023, the typical web manufacturing from the Kraken discipline was 15,910 barrels of oil equal per day.
On June 21, Bumi Armada mentioned that manufacturing had resumed from the FPSO and was at round 60% of pre-shutdown ranges.
In an replace on Thursday, July 20, Bumi Armada mentioned: Bumi Armada needs to announce that one HSP transformer has been reconditioned from the failed HSP transformer items. Following profitable set up of the reconditioned HSP transformer on the Armada Kraken FPSO, it commenced working on July 20, 2023, such that the vessel’s operational efficiency has returned to roughly 90% of pre-shutdown ranges.”
Bumi Armada mentioned it could proceed to announce materials updates as and when they’re identified.
