Construction platforms for Salman field (Persian gulf)
The Salman oil and gas field is located near Sirri Island, 40km west of Abu Mussa Island, having an 18 square kilometers area and is shared by Iran and the UAE. Some 70 percent of the offshore gas field is located at Iranian waters and the remaining 30 percent in the Persian Gulf Arab sheikhdom.
Salman field is to have 7 topsides and 7 jackets, of which flare topside named FPP, PP3 topside, 2SKC drilling topside, and 2SKB topside have been already installed.
All 7 jackets have been already placed and the LQ3 residential platform accommodating 60 persons and GLP platform in the oil section of Salman field will be installed later.
The plan aims at increase production of the field to 50,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 500 million cubic feet of gas and about 6,000 barrels of gas condensate a day.
Cumulative production from Salman oil and gas field has been reported at 187.418 million barrels and average cumulative production of the field stood at over 84,000 barrels per day.
The Khuf Production Platform (KPP) of Salman field was designed by Persian Gulf University graduates and built by Sadra in Boushehr.
Transocean supplied the paint systems for the various platforms.
Area Structural Steel above Splashzone and service tempratures upto 120°C
Preparation Blastcleaned to ISO 2,5.
First coat 50 micron Transozinc Epoxy Primer
Second coat 100 micron Transpoxy MIO Primer
Third coat 100 micron Transpoxy MIO Primer
Fourth coat 40 micron Transothane Finish.
Area Structural steel in Splashzone area and submerged zones upto 120°C
Preparation Blastcleaned to ISO 2,5.
First coat 50 micron Transozinc Epoxy Primer
Second coat 450 micron Transpoxy Glascote
Third coat 500 micron Transpoxy Glascote
The giant topside weighs over 6,300 tons increasing to 7,500 tons when operational. It is the largest topside structure in the Persian Gulf and project value is approx. 100 million US$.
The 50x52 meter KPP topside was loaded by DOT company, a subsidiary of Iran Offshore Industries Company (SADRA), and would be installed by FLB124 barge at the Dalan field, using float-over method.
