November 2006

VWS Westgarth has recently celebrated the "load out" of two water treatment and Utilities modules for the Saipem FPSO Vitoria (Golfinho II). Saipem is converting an oil tanker to a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for the development of the Golfinho field module 2, located in 1,400 metres of water in the Espirito Santo Basin, offshore Brazil. VWS Westgarth which already provided modules for Golfinho I, thus strengthens their world leading position in this specialist market.

Saipem FPSO Vitoria (Golfinho II) Water Treatment and Utilities Modules

VWS Westgarth had a double celebration in Abu Dhabi recently with the "load off" of two modules for the Saipem FPSO Vitoria. The delivery of the water treatment process modules further establishes VWS Westgarth's world leading position in this specialist market.

FPSO Vitoria

Saipem is converting an oil tanker to a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for the development of the Golfinho field module 2, located in 1,400 metres of water in the Espirito Santo basin, offshore Brazil.

Module 23

 A "utility" module which houses chemical storage tanks, chemical injection skids, and compressed air receivers also incorporates specialist packages for the production of nitrogen and sodium hypochloride used in the water treatment process. This single lift module has an operational weight of around 900 tonnes.

Module 42

The sea water treatment "single lift" module incorporating, multi-media pre-filtration, 138,400 BPD Sulphate Reduction system, vacuum deaereation and water injection pumps has an operational weight of almost 1,0000 tonnes.

The Sulphate Removal process removes sulphate and other divalent ions from the injection water greatly reducing the tendency for barium sulphate and strontium sulphate scale to from in the reservoir.

HSE objective

The module's rolled out of the fabrication yard in Abu Dhabi with clean sheets in respect of HSE statistics, achieving the common VWS Westgarth and customer HSE objective of delivering the plant with zero lost time incidents.

"This achievement represents another world leading success for Scottish technology and for VWS Westgarth, and is a credit to the many people involved - customers, suppliers, subcontractors and our own project management team".