Philippines: Refurbished FPSO Rubicon Intrepid Goes Back to Work

The Galoc Production Company (GPC), operator of the Galoc oil field offshore Palawan in the Philippines, advises that production has restarted from the Galoc field on 2 April 2012 following a planned shutdown for refurbishment of the Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO).

During the shutdown, the FPSO Rubicon Intrepid has undergone planned re-certification, maintenance, inspection and turret installation work. The most significant work scope has been the installation of a bow mounted, non-disconnectable turret mooring system to replace the previous disconnectable system.

The upgrade of the FPSO mooring system is expected to increase the reliability and uptime of the FPSO and is a crucial component of infrastructure to enable the Galoc Joint Venture to move ahead with a potential Phase II development of the Galoc field.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, April 2, 2012; Image: ottoenergy