Icon said its engineers had de-risked one of the more challenging operations in the field development cycle following the deployment and operation of an Icon Advanced Riser Tension Protector on board a semi-submersible drilling rig at the Ichthys field.

The ARTP is designed to provide compensation redundancy and overload protection, as it works as either a primary or back up system, in series with the rig’s existing heave compensator. 

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