Belait CSS-2

Belait CSS-2
Belait CSS-2 sitting behind PLANS Qi Ji Guang on 29 September 2019.
History
Marshall Islands
NameBelait CSS-2
OwnerShell Petroleum Company
Port of registryMajuro, Marshall island
BuilderMawei Shipbuilding Co., China
Cost526 million yuan ($80 million)
Acquired2 September 2019
Commissioned2 September 2019
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
TypeAccommodation /Well stimulation platform
Displacement3,800 tons
Length84 m (275 ft 7 in)
Draught10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Depth20.5 m (67 ft 3 in)
Propulsion6 × 2,800 kW generators
Speed9.1 knots (16.9 km/h; 10.5 mph) maximum
Boats & landing
craft carried		4 × lifeboats
Complement200 crew
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter landing platform

Belait CSS-2 is an accommodation platform operated by Belait Shipping Company co. Sdn Bhd. in service for Brunei Shell Petroleum. She can provide a place for accommodation, lifting, maintenance, rescue and hoist.[1] She has a sister ship named Belait CSS-1 which is commissioned years longer than Belait CSS-2 which makes Belait CSS-2 the newest one.

Construction and career

Construction of Belait CSS-2 was cooperated between Belait Shipping and Qess and China for construction of oil and gas vessels.[2] Belait CSS-2 was primarily built as a well-intervention vessel to support production of oil in Brunei. Each ship cost about 526 million yuan ($80 million).[3] She was built in Fujian, China and registered in Majuro, Marshall Islands.

Belait CSS-2 was delivered to Brunei on 2 September 2019.[4] She regularly travel to Champion Field which is a complex oil and gas field, situated 40 kilometres (25 mi)s north-northwest of Bandar Seri Begawan, in water depths of 10 to 45 metres (33 to 148 ft). She usually docked in Muara Port, Brunei after every voyages back.

Equipment

The purpose of the CSS is a multi-function well-intervention, supply and light construction vessel. The primary features a 150 t lattice boom crane, a telescopic heave compensated gangway, a moonpool, a 12.8 t rated helideck, DP-2 rating and accommodation up to 200 people.[5]

She is designed by Vard Marine. The design of the CSS is a cost-effective, stable platform with most of the capabilities of much larger vessels at a far lower cost. In addition, they wanted a design that could be built at shipyards around the world.[6]

  • Belait CSS-2 Gallery
  • Belait CSS-2 sitting behind PLANS Qi Ji Guang on 29 September 2019 during her first visit to Brunei.
    Belait CSS-2 sitting behind PLANS Qi Ji Guang on 29 September 2019 during her first visit to Brunei.
  • Belait CSS-2 cargo bay on 11 May 2020.
    Belait CSS-2 cargo bay on 11 May 2020.

References

  1. ^ "BELAIT CSS 2 (Platform) Registered in Marshall is - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 9707534, MMSI 538008461, Call Sign V7A2382". www.marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  2. ^ "Belait/Qess partner with China shipbuilders - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  3. ^ "Belait Shipping & QESS - shipping Brunei - Awang Haji Ali". The Business Report. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  4. ^ "The delivery for the fifth multi-purpose PSV with twin-hull semisubmersible platform - Eshiptrading.com". www.eshiptrading.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Belait CSS 1 Undocks from Fujian Mawei Shipyard". Offshore Energy. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  6. ^ "Compact Semi-Submersible (CSS) Designs - Vard Marine Inc". Vard Marine. Retrieved 2020-07-31.

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