BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug.6
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
German-based Crane specialist Liebherr will deliver what it describes as offshore cranes of the latest generation for Caspian Sea platforms, offshore Azerbaijan, Trend reports citing oedigital.com.
Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock has received an order from Umid Babek Operating Company to deliver four new offshore cranes of the Board Offshore Crane (BOS) Series.
Four new cranes of the BOS-series will be installed next year on two offshore platforms in the Caspian Sea.
The Umid Babek Operating Company is responsible for oil and gas exploration and production at the high-pressure Umid gas-condensate field and Babek prospective structure in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea.
The crane order from Liebherr includes two BOS 2600 with a maximum lifting capacity of 45 tonnes at 30 meters onboard as well as two BOS 4200, lifting 50 tonnes at 40 meters onboard.
Umid field was discovered by SOCAR in 2010. Risk Service Contract for this block was signed in early 2017.
Umid field is located in 75 kilometers from Baku and in 40 kilometers from the shore.
Babek structure has 400 billion cubic meters of gas and 80 million tons of condensate reserves, according to the preliminary estimates.
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