Offshore staff

(Helsinki) MPF Corp has commissioned Wartsila to provide a full power plant for theMPF 1000, a newbuild floating, production, storage and drilling vessel. Spain's Dragados Offshore is managing the construction: the 290 m long vessel will be capable of operating in ultra-deepwater, harsh environments, with oil storage capacity of 1 MM bbl.

Wartsila's package will include eight 16-cylinder Wartsila 32 diesel engines with a combined power output of 58.88 MW; generators; frequency converters; safety and automation systems; and a DP3 class dynamic positioning system. All components will be delivered as fully-equipped, factory-tested modules.

08-30-2006