China’s Wuhan Marine Machinery Plant (WMMP) has signed a contract with CNOOC Energy Technology & Services Limited for the construction of a liftboat.
The liftboat, classified by the China Classification Society, is four-legged and self-elevating using cylindrical legs.
The lifting device uses four 2,500-tonne hydraulic pin lifting systems. The liftboat will be fitted with a crane on each side of the main deck of the platform, with a lifting capacity of 50 and 30 tonnes respectively. The vessel has an accommodation building at the bow of the hull and can house 200 people.
After the platform is completed, it will serve the Bohai oilfield and assist with production increase and mobile heat injection operations.
Currently, the Bohai Oilfield is the largest crude oil production base in China. The production base is situated approximately 200 km east of Beijing and the development of the field began back in 1999.
In recent years, WMMP has built more than 40 similar projects as a general contractor, however, most orders came from the Middle East with little demand from the domestic market.
