AFCONS installs HRD process platform for ONGC

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Jan 22 2015 | 5:25 PM IST
AFCONS Infrastructure Ltd (AFCONS) today said it has successfully executed a float-over installation of the HRD process platform for ONGC in the west coast of India.
With this installation, the Shapoorji Pallonji Group company became the first Indian EPC contractor to install a process platform under float-over technology on time, a company statement said here.
Float-over operation is a new concept which is being recently used in ONGC projects wherein an offshore vessel or a cargo barge, which is carrying the heavy topside, is made to enter the slot created between jacket legs and stab the complete topside on the jacket legs, the statement added.
This was only the second float-over operation to be carried out in India. In offshore oil and gas industry worldwide, most topsides are installed via conventional method of lifting. So far, only 27 topsides have been installed across the world using the float-over technique.
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First Published: Jan 22 2015 | 5:25 PM IST

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