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Fabrication Solutions for Offshore, Subsea and Deepwater Projects

Abstract


Oil and gas clients look to Fluor for solutions to design and build offshore, subsea and deepwater production facilities in challenging locations around the world. To meet that challenge, Fluor has developed offsite fabrication strategies to mitigate the issues associated with building these structures on location.

Fluor operates self-perform fabrication yards strategically located to serve global markets. Self-perform fabrication yards may be adjacent to the site or at remote locations, reducing onsite craft requirements and shifting work to safer and more controlled work environments. Fluor seamlessly links fabrication and construction into the design and procurement cycles of an offshore project during front-end engineering and design (FEED) and incorporates health, safety and environment (HSE) and quality programs at all levels. Typical offsite fabrication options for offshore, subsea and deepwater industry clients include:

  • Topsides / topside modules

  • Compliant towers

  • Gravity-based structures

  • Jackets and hulls

  • Semi-submersibles

  • Tension leg platforms

  • Living quarters

  • Mobile offshore production units (MOPUs)

  • Subsea manifolds / modules

Client Benefits


Offsite fabrication offers advantages to help achieve significant time and cost savings, support fast-track project schedules and reduce risks such as adverse weather conditions and labor shortages. Fabrication advantages include:

  • Early fabrication design to improve constructability

  • Modularization-specific designs

  • Focused material and equipment procurement planning to support offsite fabrication

  • Advanced sourcing methods

  • Global market knowledge / Global purchasing volume

  • Supply chain / logistics / expediting

  • Quality control / quality assurance