Sanha LPG FPSO

Presentation to GAS TECH

2005
Sanha Condensate Project Facilities

Drilling/Production
 Sanha LPG FPSO Schedule
• Initial Preliminary Engineering Jan. 1997
• Contract Execution May 2002
• Fabrication Start – Shipyard Nov 2002
• Keel Laying (Drydock) Feb 2003
• Launching (from Drydock) Nov 2003
• Gas Trials Nov 2004
• Final Dry Docking (Singapore) Dec 2004
• Compressor Reinstallation (Cape Town) Feb 6-21, 2005
• FPSO Arrival in Cabinda Mar 6, 2005
• Notice of Readiness (first LPG) Apr 12 – 14, 2005
• 72 hr. Run Test Apr 21 – 26, 2005
• Turn over/System Acceptance Apr 24 -25, 2005
 DEPROPANIZER. Fractionates
LPG into propane and butane (ratio
approx 65/35). Max rate 37,370
bpd. Top of depropanizer column CARGO TANKS. (6ea x23,050m3 (135,000 m3
approx. 60m above the main deck. total storage). Two tank halves, common vapor
space. Design temp -50oC, dens 0.65
kg/m3.Type B, self supporting tanks with
polyurethane foam panels. Butane/Propane
cooled in refrigeration plant to enable storing
and export at near ambient pressure.
Deep-well cargo pump ( 550 m3/hr) ea tank
half. Emergency/recycle pump (110 m3/hr)
also provided.

REFRIGERATION (BUTANE)
AND RELIQUEFACTION UNIT
Cools Butane cooled down to
approx -7oC to permit storage at
atmospheric pressure..
The unit also houses
compressors that reliquify LPG
vapors from cargo tanks and
shuttle tank returns.

REFRIGERATION UNIT (PROPANE).

Largest refrigeration package ever built. HULL.
Cools down propane from ambient to Double hull, reinforced for side for side-
approx -37oC. by-side mooring of LPG tankers up to
85,000 m3. Port side primarily used for
smaller pressurized carriers (2000m3+)
 VENT TOWER.
Tower height 77m above deck.
Situated on Aft Mooring Deck to allow
vapors, in the event of a release, to be
CRANES (8). Equipped with
safely dispersed clear of the vessel..
knuckle boom, providing low
load movement, high
maneuverability, and ultimate
safety. Layout ensures ease
of maintainability.

THRUSTER.
Largest tunnel thruster ever
built installed at stern.
Enables FPSO to maintain
MOORING EQUIPMENT.
heading during export
Quick Release Hooks are installed to
operations, if sea condition
enable efficient/ safe mooring and
unfavourable for ultimate
unmooring operation. Can be remotely Manifold Arrangement.
safety. released in an emergency. 2 x 12" hoses for Propane
Mooring Winches with lightweight 2 x 8" for vapor return
synthetic mooring lines strong as steel, 1 x 6" hose for Butane
but 1/7th of the weight (same material as Max discharge rate 34,000 bph for
in bullet-proof vests). Propane and Butane simultaneously.
Pressurized Butane 3,750 bph.
 TANDEM OPERATION.
Tankers up to 135,000m3 can be moored in
tandem to Smit Bracket at stern. A 60m
hawser (BL 460t) used and 12” floating
hose.

HELIDECK. Designed for

a Bell 212 with low
turbulence, wide
obstruction-free approach.

FENDERS. 5 ea Yokohama
3.3mx6.5m + 1 ea susp foam filled).
Launched by purpose built davits,
designed to absorb shock loading
of fenders bouncing in 3m seas.
LIFEBOAT.
Fully enclosed motor lifeboats
(60P) on each side. Remotely
released, air supply provided.

TURRET. Enables FPSO to weathervane 360o. To

ACCOMMODATION. Designed to be moored with 9 anchors, each chain approx.
accommodate 60 persons. Complete with 550m long. The anchors used are the largest drag
medic area, gym, swimming pool, sauna, a 13th anchors built. Two 6” flexible risers carry mixed
floor elevator and other facilities. LPG at ambient temp and one 4” flexible riser Fuel
Gas for FPSO’s steam plant.
 Propane Room.
Ref. Compressors.

Butane Room. Ref &

Reliq Compressors
Sanha External Turret
 GENERAL1/7
Name : SANHA LPG FPSO
Owner : SONASING SANHA LTD
Builder's hull number : 1063
Builder : IHI Marine United Inc. Kure Ship yard
IMO number : 9277462
Nationality : BAHAMA
Port of registry : NASSAU
Date of keel laid : FEB. 25, 2003
Date of launching : NOV. 21, 2003
Date of delivery : NOV. 4, 2004
Classification : AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING
Notation : + A1 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Floating Processing,
Storage and Offloading System
+ A1 Floating Offshore Installation –
Depropanization, Refrigeration, and Reliquefaction
Facilities; Ship Type 2G (-50deg C, 0.45 Kg/cm2,
650 Kg/m3), DLA, SFA
+ACCU (minus propulsion plant), UWILD, PMS
 GENERAL2/7
Length registered 220.80 M
Length overall (Loa) 262.65 M
Length between perpendicular (Lbp) 230.00 M
Breadth (Mould) 49.00 M
Depth (Mould) 29.30 M
Design draft (Mould) 13.20 M
Scantling draft (Mould) 13.20 M
Assigned summer draft (Ext.) 13.224 M
Deadweight Approx. 93,000 T
Gross tonnage Approx. 113,000 T
Net tonnage Approx. 33,900 T
Complement 60 Person
 GENERAL3/7
Production, Max. in total : 37,370 Barrels/Day (5,941 m3/Day)

From SCC, Max : 32,170 Barrels/Day (5,114 m3/Day)

Pressure, Normal : 320 psig
Pressure, Max. operating : 700 psig
Temp., Normal : 65 deg F
Temp., Design Max. : 100 deg F

From FGIP, Max : 9,200 Barrels/Day (1,462 m3/Day)

Pressure, Normal : 310 psig
Pressure, Max. operating : 700 psig
Temp., Normal : 65 deg F
Temp., Design Max. : 100 deg F

Propane : Butane : 0.65 : 0.35

 GENERAL4/7
Offloading Rate
Side-by-Side (Refrigerated), Total : 34,000 Barrels/Hour (5,405 m3/Hour)
Pressure, Normal : 45 psig
Propane : 22,750 Barrels/Hour (3,616 m3/Hour)
Temperature, Minimum : -58 deg F
Butane : 22,750 Barrels/Hour (3,616 m3/Hour)
Temperature, Minimum : -5 deg F

Side-by-Side (Pressurized) : 3,750 Barrels/Hour ( 596 m3/Hour)

Pressure, Normal : 116 psig
Butane : 3,750 Barrels/Hour ( 596 m3/Hour)

Tandem, Total : 18,750 Barrels/Hour (2,981 m3/Hour)

Pressure, Normal : 175 psig
Propane : 18,750 Barrels/Hour (2,981 m3/Hour)
Temperature, Minimum : -58 deg F
Butane : 18,750 Barrels/Hour (2,981 m3/Hour)
Temperature, Minimum : -5 deg F
 GENERAL5/7
• Cargo Tank
– Type • SPB, IMO-type B
– Tank # • 6
– 1 atm, -50 Deg. C (98%) • 135,000 m3 (excl. dome top)
• Ballast Tanks (100%) • 59,583 m3
• FWT (100%) (fresh water) • 459 m3 (2887 bbls)
• DWT (100%) (drinking water) • 413 m3 (2597 bbls)
• FOT (100%) (fuel oil) • 5, 104 m3 (32,104 bbls)
• Manifold • 1 – Propane, 1 –Butane, 2 –
– Starboard Vapor Return, 1 Pressurized
Butane lines
– Port • 1 – Propane, 1 –Butane, 1
Pressurized Butane lines
• 2 – Propane or Butane
– Tandem
 GENERAL6/7
MACHINERY
• Cargo pump • 12 – 550 m3/h x 120 m
• Emergency Cargo Pump • 6-110 m3/h x 120 m
• Butane Booster Pump • 2 -550 m3/h x 75 m
• LPG Recycle Booster Pump • 2 – 110 m3/h x 75 m
• Inert Gas Generator • 1 – 5400 Nm3/h
• N2 Generator • 2 – 100 Nm3/h
• Ballast Pump • 2 -1800 m3/h x 35 m
• Central Cooling Sea Water • 2- 2100 m3/h x 14 m
Pump • 3 – 1850 m3/h x 27 m
• Cooling Fresh Water Pump • 1 – 170 m3/h x 105 m
• Fire water Pump • 1 – 170 m3/h x 105 m
• Fire and GS Pump • 2 – 1000 m3/h x 105 m
• Deluge Pump • 2- 1200 m3/h x 105 m
• Emergency Fire Pump • 2 –Nm3/h x 1.0 MPa
• Utility Air Compressor • 2 – Nm3/h x 1.0 MPa
• Control Air Compressor • 1 – 3000 Kw
• Thruster
 GENERAL 7/7
1. DEPROPANIZER
2- H2S Removal System (100 %)
2- LPG Inlet Filters (100 %)
1- LPG Surge Vessel (100 %) & 3- Surge Vessel Pumps ( 50 %)
Depropanizer Plant :
1- Depropanizer Column (100 %)
8- Depropanizer Condenser (air‐‐cooled)
1- Depropanizer Accumulator (100 %) & 2- Reflux Pumps (100 %)
2- Depropanizer Reboilers (50 %)
Total Weight : 2,208 T (dry) / 2,448 T (op.)
Depropanizer column : abt 60 m tall, 450 T (dry) / 560 T (op.)

2. REFRIGERATION UNIT
3- Propane (50%)
2- Butane (100%)
3. RELIUEFACTION UNIT
2- Propane (100%)
1- Propane & Butane (100%)
1- Butane (100%)
DEPROPANIZER PLANT
 Sanha LPG FPSO
Topsides
Process Flow Diagram

H2S Scrubber
Vessels

Butane to
Refrigeration
REFRIGERATION/RELIQUEFACTION
PLANT
 Refrigeration and Reliquefaction
•
Plant
Butane & Propane Refrigeration Plant (
Aerzener Wet Screw Compressors)

• Butane Re-liquefaction Plant (Howden

Oil-free Screw Compressors)

• Propane Re-liquefaction Plant (Howden

Oil-free Screw Compressors with
Cascade System)

Typical Refrigeration
Unit – 1 of 5

Typical Reliquefaction
Unit – 1 of 4
 Refrigeration & Reliquefaction
Plants

Propane Refrigeration Plant C1

Propane Reliquefaction Plant R1

LPG STORAGE (TANKS) & OFFLOADING
 The vessel is able to offload to a shuttle
tanker either on the Port or Starboard
side. The Starboard side is preferred
for offloading. The vessel has future
capabilities to offload in tandem to
accommodate larger shuttle vessels.

Propane and Butane have the property of becoming liquid

at atmospheric pressure when refrigerated and reverting
to gases when the temperature is increased.
The Sanha LPG FPSO utilizes this property and stores
these products in the liquid state. Otherwise, it would
take a vessel roughly 250 times as big to store the same
volume if in a gas phase.

The vessel has (6) low temperature

cargo tanks. Each cargo tank is
designed to handle either butane or
Thruster propane.
 Offloading Equipment

Side-by-side Offloading to all
sizes of LPG tankers, from 2,000
m3 to 85,000 m3 capacity
• Port Side
– Pressurized Butane.
– Refrigerated Propane &
Butane simultaneously.
• Starboard Side
– Pressurized liquid
Butane.
– Refrigerated Propane &
Butane simultaneously
and vapor recovery.

Provisions for Tandem Offloading
to tankers from 30,000 m3 to
125,000 m3 capacity (future).
 Cargo Containment System

View on cargo tank #2 from FPSO centerline

 Cargo Containment System
View of Bottom Supports in Cargo Hold #3

Cargo Tank Supports :

Detail of tank support
IHI SPB

Self-supporting
Prismatic Tank
IMO Type-B
FWD MACHINERY SPACE
 3RD MACHINERY DECK

Steam generation: Boilers No. 1,2 and 3.

• Three Boilers made by Mitsubishi. Largest ever
built of this type.
• The boilers are built to operate on dual fuel (Gas
or MGO)
• Capacity is 90 ton/h each
• Saturated steam 25 t/h, 23 bar
• Superheated steam 65 t/h, 22 bar, 270 deg C
(520 deg F)
• Three Boiler Operation
• Under all normal operating only two boilers shall
be operating with the third boiler on warm
standby
 3RD MACHINERY DECK

• Three Steam Turbine Generators made by

Shinko/Nishishiba,
• Total power is 3 x 9000 kW = 27 000 kW
or 27.0 Mega watt.
 4th MACHINERY DECK

• Main Steam Turbine Condensor

• Control Air Compressors No. 1 & 2
• Utility air Compressors No. 1 & 2
 Feedback Items of Interest
• Contracting
• Hull Fabrication
• Gas Trials
• Commissioning
• Site Team Organisation
• Safety
• Final Drydocking
• Tow to Angola
 Japan
Nov. 4, 2004

Sanha Field Sanha FPSO Tow Route

Cabinda

Mar. 3- 5, 2005 Singapore

Nov. 24 – Dec. 23, 2004
Final Dry Docking

Cape Town
Feb. 6- 21, 2005