The Armada Kraken FPSO Safely Completes Hooked-Up In The North Sea

Kuala Lumpur, 17 February 2017 – Bumi Armada’s Armada Kraken FPSO arrived at the Kraken field in the UK North Sea on Monday 13 February. The hook up of the Submerged Turret Production (‘STP’) buoy mooring system, to the FPSO was completed on 15th February and a full rotation test performed so that the vessel is now on station and securely moored. Commissioning work will continue on the topsides. Reconstruction of the turret area pipework and connection of the risers and umbilicals to the swivel stack is being undertaken followed by commissioning of the subsea infrastructure. The client, EnQuest PLC, expects delivery of first oil is on track for Q2 2017.