Stybarrow FPSO mooring system awarded

Offshore staff

(Houston) -- A contract for a turret mooring system for an FPSO for Stybarrow field, offshore northwest Australia, has been awarded by Modec Inc. to FMC Technologies Inc.

The Stybarrow FPSO, operated by BHP Billiton, will be capable of receiving up to 80,000 b/d oil and storing approximately 900,000 bbl of oil. The disconnectable internal turret mooring system will have 12 risers and umbilicals that will be installed in 2,706 ft (825 m) of water.

"FMC Technologies is pleased to be working with MODEC and BHP Billiton," said Peter Kinnear, president, FMC Technologies. "This will be the third SOFEC mooring system installed in Australia and the twenty first FPSO/FSO project completed jointly by FMC Technologies and MODEC."

7/10/06