Co-chair of the Applied Technology Workshop on Marginal Field Development, held in Langkawi, Malaysia this week, Ken Crawford, General Manager for Aquaterra Energy Asia-Pacific, delivered a valuable insight into rig installable Conductor Supported Platforms (CSPs).

Talking to 119 international delegates, Crawford presented an overview of rig installable shallow water CSPs and their applications. The designs described included CoSMOS, Tall Template Structure (TTS), Stacked Template Structure (STS), and Sea Harvester/Horse, along with Aquaterra Energy’s Sea Swift. All these CSPs can be installed by standard cantilever Jack-up and supply vessel, with no need for specialist vessel assistance.

Crawford said: “The benefits of rig installed CSPs when compared with other platforms include low capital cost, shorter lead-times, low installation, intervention and abandonment costs, and shorter time to First Oil. CSPs also lead to less interface issues, with simple rig only installation avoiding the need for complex heavy lift vessels and rig to well interfaces.”

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