Designed by Sofec — a subsidiary of Modec, which supplied the FPSO — and built in Malaysia by Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering, the turret posed some challenges during fabrication before being installed on the FPSO at Jurong’s yard in Singapore in February 2010. According to a paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston four years ago by Corey Weinbel of Jubilee partner Anadarko Petroleum, “the turret fabrication was subject to some special challenges due to its size, fabrication complexity and pressure ratings”.
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