Offshore Solutions BV (OSBV) has successfully completed the world’s first vessel-to-FPSO (floating production storage and offloading) personnel transfers, using a heave-compensated marine walk-to-work system.
During July and August OSBV’s patented Offshore Access System (OAS), mounted on the MS Stril Explorer (chartered by SeaHold GEOSHIPS Limited), successfully transferred personnel to and from Shell Expro’s Anasuria FPSO, located approximately 175km east of Aberdeen, with no safety incidents.
294 Crossings
Some 24 operational connections were made, facilitating 294 individual crossings. The transfers were achieved while the MS Stril Explorer carried out diving activities during the same period.
Short-Term Hires
The OAS used on this contract was also the first one incorporating the free-standing modification. The free-standing version retains all the safety and operational features of the original system, with the variation that it is mounted on a skid. This enables the OAS to be quickly installed on the host vessel, making short-term hires much more economically attractive.
Source: https://www.offshore-solutions.nl/en/news/offshore_solutions_completes_the_worlds_first_vessel_to_fpso_transfer_of_personnel_project[Offshore Solutions BV]
