The Montrose Bridge Linked Platform (BLP) topside sailed out from Heerema Zwijndrecht, one of the production locations of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG).
HFG has built this topside for Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited (TSEUK). The contract for the topside was signed at the end of 2012. In March 2013 Heerema Zwijndrecht started fabrication and constructed the 10,500 tons topside with a length of 75 metres, a width of 44 metres and a height of 40 metres within three years.
Installation by Crane Vessel Thialf
Before the topside sets sail to its final destination in the British part of the North Sea, it will make a stopover in Schiedam. At the end of April, the project will be ready for departure. Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) is responsible for both the transportation to the offshore location and the installation on site which will be performed with HMC’s crane vessel Thialf.
Montrose Field
The final destination of the topside is the Montrose field. This field lies in Block 22/17 of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf, 207 kilometres east of Aberdeen in the Central North Sea.
Picture: The topside passing the Botlek-bridge on its way to Schiedam.
