APL – Subsea Mooring Connector qualified for the full MBL of the lines and the total lifetime of...
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23
Febr
uary
201
02
AP
L In
trodu
ctio
n:A
dvan
ced
Prod
uctio
n an
d Lo
adin
g A
S (A
PL)
was
foun
ded
in 1
993
to d
evel
op a
nd
com
mer
cial
ize
the
STL
and
STP
syst
ems.
APL
is a
mar
ket l
eade
r in
deve
lopm
ent,
fabr
icat
ion
and
sale
of t
urre
t moo
ring
syst
ems
and
rela
ted
tech
nolo
gies
for t
he o
il an
d ga
s in
dust
ry.
The
mai
n de
velo
pmen
t/tec
hnol
ogy
offic
e is
in
Are
ndal
, Nor
way
. APL
als
o ha
s of
fices
in
Bra
zil,
USA
, Fra
nce,
Mal
aysi
a, C
hina
, Si
ngap
ore
and
UK
.
APL
is o
wne
d 10
0% b
y B
W O
ffsho
re a
nd is
pa
rt o
f the
BW
org
aniz
atio
n.
33
Febr
uary
201
03
AP
L In
trodu
ctio
n:A
PL h
as g
row
n fr
om a
bout
10
empl
oyee
s in
the
star
t to
clos
e to
200
toda
y.
The
deve
lopm
ent o
f the
STL
tech
nolo
gy w
as a
resu
lt of
a d
eman
d in
the
mar
ket f
or lo
adin
g sy
stem
s w
ith h
igh
avai
labi
lity
in h
arsh
env
ironm
ents
. To
day
both
STL
and
STP
sys
tem
s ar
e w
ell e
stab
lishe
d as
the
wor
ld’s
firs
t st
anda
rized
turr
et s
yste
ms.
Wor
ld’s
firs
t offs
hore
LN
G
Reg
asifi
catio
n P
roje
ct
43
Febr
uary
201
04
AP
L In
trodu
ctio
n:D
eriv
ed fr
om th
is te
chno
logy
, APL
dev
elop
ed th
e Si
ngle
Anc
hor L
oadi
ng
(SA
L) s
yste
m, S
ingl
e A
ncho
r Pro
duct
ion
(SA
P) s
yste
m, t
he S
AL
Yoke
(S
YS) s
yste
m, t
he B
uoy
Turr
et L
oadi
ng (B
TL) s
yste
m, t
he E
xter
nal T
urre
t Pr
oduc
tion
(ETP
) sys
tem
, and
Spr
ead
Moo
red
Tand
em (S
MT)
sys
tem
.
Our
cur
rent
pro
duct
rang
e al
so in
clud
es th
e B
ow L
oadi
ng S
yste
m (B
LS),
the
Ster
n D
isch
arge
Sys
tem
(SD
S), t
he V
olat
ile O
rgan
ic C
ompo
unds
R
ecov
ery
(VO
C re
c.) s
yste
m, t
he V
olat
ile O
rgan
ic C
ompo
unds
Ret
urn
(VO
C
ret.)
sys
tem
, Seq
uent
ial T
rans
fer o
f Tan
k A
tmos
pher
e (S
TTA
) sys
tem
and
G
as to
liqu
id (G
TL).
53
Febr
uary
201
05
AP
L gl
obal
pre
senc
e:
Rec
ruitm
ent c
ente
rs
Mex
ico
Nor
way N
iger
ia
Latv
ia
Indi
a
BW O
ffsho
re o
ffice
s
Fran
ce
Bra
zil
US
A
Scot
land
Rus
sia
BW O
ffsho
re u
nits
APL
Tech
nolo
gy
Berm
uda
Chi
na
Philip
pine
s
Sing
apor
eM
alay
sia
63
Febr
uary
201
06
Turn
key
sol
utio
ns:
Prod
uctio
n sy
stem
s
Sub
mer
ged
Turre
t Pro
duct
ion
(STP
) for
FP
SO
Sub
mer
ged
Turre
t Loa
ding
(STL
) fo
r FSO
Ext
erna
l Tur
ret P
rodu
ctio
n (E
TP)
for F
PS
O
SA
L Y
oke
Sys
tem
(SY
S) f
or
FPS
O
Har
sh e
nviro
nmen
t FP
SO
Term
inal
sys
tem
s Sub
mer
ged
Turre
t Loa
ding
(STL
) for
LN
G a
nd S
huttl
e Ta
nker
s
Sin
gle
Anc
hor L
oadi
ng (S
AL)
for
Shu
ttle
Tank
ers
Buo
y Tu
rret L
oadi
ng (B
TL) f
or
Shu
ttle
Tank
ers
BLS
and
SD
S s
yste
ms
for S
huttl
eTa
nker
s
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Febr
uary
201
07
Ref
eren
ces:
Shel
l, F
ulm
arSta
toil,
Hei
dru
nBP,
Har
din
gSta
toil,
Ym
eH
ydro
, N
jord
BSta
toil,
Åsg
ard C
Conoco
Phill
ips,
Ban
ffConoco
Phill
ips,
Bay
u U
ndan
Exc
eler
ate,
Gulf G
atew
aySta
toil,
Volv
e,
Exc
eler
ate,
Nort
h E
ast
Gat
eway
Suez
LN
G N
A,
Nep
tune
STL
™ -
Sub
mer
ged
Turr
et L
oadi
ng
9
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
Rea
son
for d
evel
opm
ent
Eas
ier a
nd s
afer
con
nect
ion
of S
TL/S
TP m
oorin
g lin
es.
Avo
id e
xpen
sive
div
er in
stal
latio
n.
Con
nect
all
lines
usi
ng R
OV
.
Dev
elop
a s
tand
ard
conn
ectio
n th
at c
an b
e us
ed fo
r mos
t of A
PL
inst
alla
tions
/ sy
stem
s.
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
9
10
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
Gen
eral
Des
crip
tion
The
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or c
ompr
ises
a m
ale
and
a fe
mal
e co
nnec
tor
that
are
pul
led
toge
ther
and
lock
ed w
ith a
hor
se s
hoe
lock
.
Tota
l wei
ght i
s 3.
4 to
nnes
(dry
) and
it is
3.4
m lo
ng.
The
conn
ecto
r for
ms
a pe
rman
ent p
art o
f the
moo
ring
line
and
is d
esig
ned
and
qual
ified
for t
he fu
ll M
BL
of th
e lin
es a
nd th
e to
tal l
ifetim
e of
the
moo
ring
syst
em.
Offe
rs R
OV
ass
iste
d su
bsea
mat
ing
with
a li
mite
d te
nsio
n in
the
moo
ring
line.
Con
nect
ion
/ mat
ing
is d
one
usin
g a
spec
ially
des
igne
d w
inch
tool
. Thi
s to
ol
is o
pera
ted
by R
OV
.
The
win
ch to
ol c
an a
lso
do th
e re
vers
e op
erat
ion,
mea
ning
dis
conn
ect t
he
moo
ring
line
if ne
eded
.
Con
nect
ors
are
deve
lope
d fo
r an
MB
L up
to 1
5000
kN
.
Con
nect
or fo
r MB
L fro
m 1
5000
– 2
0000
kN is
bei
ng d
evel
oped
(equ
al d
esig
n,
but d
iffer
ent m
ater
ial).
The
conn
ecto
r has
bee
n th
roug
h a
qual
ifica
tion
prog
ram
spe
cifie
d by
DN
V.
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
10
11
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
Tech
nica
l Des
crip
tion
The
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or c
onsi
sts
of th
ree
mai
n co
mpo
nent
s, m
ale
conn
ecto
r, fe
mal
e co
nnec
tor a
nd h
orse
sho
e lo
ck.
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
11
Mal
em
oori
ngco
nnec
tor
Conn
ecto
rho
rse
shoe
Moo
ring
Line
(To
STL
Buoy
)
Fem
ale
moo
ring
conn
ecto
r
Moo
ring
Chai
n
(To
anch
or)
12
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
12
Mal
e C
onne
ctor
Has
a d
oubl
e pa
deye
for c
onne
ctio
n to
war
ds m
oorin
g w
ire c
lose
d so
cket
. (C
an b
e ch
ange
d so
it c
an fi
t oth
er in
terfa
ces)
Has
a g
uide
con
e w
ith c
ircul
ar s
hape
that
fits
into
the
fem
ale
conn
ecto
r. Th
e ci
rcul
ar s
hape
ens
ures
that
the
mal
e/fe
mal
e is
in
depe
nden
t of t
heir
rela
tive
orie
ntat
ion.
It is
equ
ippe
d w
ith a
rece
ss fo
r the
hor
se s
hoe
lock
.
At t
he e
nd to
war
ds th
e fe
mal
e, th
e m
ale
has
a cl
aw fo
r con
nect
ion
of w
inch
wire
.
13
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
13
Fem
ale
Con
nect
or
Has
a s
ingl
e pa
deye
for c
onne
ctio
n to
war
ds m
oorin
g ch
ain
join
ing
shac
kle.
Has
a g
uide
con
e fo
r ent
erin
g of
the
mal
e co
nnec
tor.
Equ
ippe
d w
ith m
echa
nica
l loc
king
for t
he h
orse
sho
e lo
ck.
Incl
udes
ano
des
and
supp
ort p
oint
s fo
r the
sub
sea
win
ch to
ol.
14
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
14
Hor
se S
hoe
Lock
Whe
n in
stal
led
in th
e m
achi
ned
track
in th
e fe
mal
e co
nnec
tor,
it lo
cks
the
mal
e in
side
the
fem
ale
conn
ecto
r. It
is s
elf l
ocke
d as
long
as
ther
e is
tens
ion
in th
e lin
e. In
add
ition
, it i
s m
echa
nica
lly lo
cked
w
ith tw
o lo
ckin
g bo
lts.
Sha
ped
like
a ho
rse
shoe
with
mac
hine
d tra
ck fo
r sel
f loc
king
.
16
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
16
Moo
ring
Win
ch s
yste
m
A R
OV
tool
for
conn
ectin
g th
e A
PL
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or.
Dev
elop
ed b
y O
cean
eerin
g in
clo
se
colla
bora
tion
with
APL
.
Con
sist
s of
a S
uppo
rt U
nit a
nd a
Win
ch u
nit.
Supp
ortU
nit
Win
chU
nit
Win
chTr
ansp
ort
Fram
e
17
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
17
Supp
ort U
nit
The
purp
ose
of th
e S
uppo
rt U
nit i
s to
sec
ure
and
stab
ilize
the
fem
ale
moo
ring
conn
ecto
r dur
ing
tie-in
. It i
s al
so th
e in
terfa
ce
adap
tor b
etw
een
the
fem
ale
conn
ecto
r and
the
Win
ch U
nit.
The
fem
ale
conn
ecto
r can
be
tilte
d or
par
tly b
urie
d in
mud
afte
r la
unch
ing,
and
stil
l be
pick
ed u
p by
the
Sup
port
Uni
t and
lifte
d/til
ted
to h
oriz
onta
l pos
ition
read
y fo
r mat
ing
with
mal
e co
nnec
tor.
The
two
adju
stab
le s
tabi
lizer
ski
s ar
e op
erat
ed h
ydra
ulic
ally
by
a 35
mm
QP
hot
-sta
b. T
hey
are
adju
sted
sep
arat
ely
by o
pera
ting
a th
ree
way
val
ve fo
r cho
osin
g le
ft or
righ
t ski
.
For e
xtre
me
soft
soil
cond
ition
s, w
here
it is
like
ly th
at th
e w
hole
co
nnec
tor i
s to
tally
bur
ied,
it is
reco
mm
ende
d to
use
mat
s un
dern
eath
. Als
o th
e si
ze o
f the
ski
s ca
n be
incr
ease
d.
The
Sup
port
Uni
t has
gui
des
for i
nter
faci
ng w
ith c
onne
ctor
and
for
inte
rfaci
ng w
ith W
inch
Uni
t.
Ope
ratin
g pr
essu
re: 5
0 to
210
bar
.
Wei
ght i
n w
ater
is 2
130
kg.
18
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
18
Pict
ures
of S
uppo
rt U
nit
Actio
n ra
nge
skis
= 7
20m
m (h
eigh
t)
22
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
22
Win
ch U
nit
The
purp
ose
of th
e w
inch
uni
t is
to p
ull t
he m
ale
conn
ecto
r int
o th
e fe
mal
e co
nnec
tor a
nd in
stal
l the
hor
se s
hoe
in lo
cked
pos
ition
.
The
unit
has
thre
e hy
drau
lic fu
nctio
ns, a
ll op
erat
ed b
y R
OV
. Win
ch
pay
in/o
ut, l
evel
-win
d an
d ho
rse
shoe
up/
dow
n.
The
win
ch p
ay in
/out
is o
pera
ted
thro
ugh
a 43
mm
hig
hflo
w h
otst
ab.
The
leve
l-win
d an
d ho
rse
shoe
func
tions
are
ope
rate
d th
roug
h th
e sa
me
35m
m Q
P h
ot s
tab
as u
sed
for t
he S
uppo
rt U
nit.
The
win
ch h
as a
pul
l cap
acity
of 3
5 to
nnes
.
The
win
ch is
fitte
d w
ith a
Dyn
ema
fiber
rope
.
Wei
ght i
n w
ater
is 2
230
kg.
Siz
e: 2
551x
1538
x221
0mm
23
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
23
Pict
ures
of W
inch
Uni
t Le
velw
ind
ROV
hand
le
Pull
inPi
n
Hor
sesh
oew
agon
ROV
pane
lw/
hydr
aulic
rece
ptac
les
Shea
ve
Lock
pin
w/R
OV
hand
le
WU
anch
orpo
int
inte
rfac
ing
with
conn
ecto
r
26
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
26
Out
line
Inst
alla
tion
Met
hod
(STL
/STP
sys
tem
s):
1.In
stal
l Anc
hors
with
cha
in a
nd th
e fe
mal
e co
nnec
tor.
2.Pr
eten
sion
moo
ring.
3.D
eplo
y S
uppo
rt U
nit a
nd g
uide
it
dow
n to
inte
rface
with
the
fem
ale
conn
ecto
r.
27
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
27
4.
Whe
n in
pos
ition
on
the
fem
ale
Con
nect
or, u
se R
OV
ar
m to
turn
the
4 lo
ck
hand
les
into
lock
ed
posi
tion.
5.
Dis
conn
ect l
ift ri
ggin
g an
d ke
ep
riggi
ng o
utsi
de a
ll in
terfa
ce
poin
ts to
avo
id in
terfe
renc
e w
ith
Win
ch U
nit d
ocki
ng.
28
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
28
6.
The
fem
ale
conn
ecto
r can
now
be
lifte
d fro
m th
e so
il an
d til
ted
so it
is re
ady
for c
onne
ctio
n w
ith m
ale.
Th
is is
don
e w
ith th
e R
OV
usi
ng h
otst
ab a
nd tu
rnin
g th
e ba
ll va
lve
with
the
RO
V a
rm.
29
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
29
7.
Inst
all t
he H
orse
Sho
e in
the
Win
ch U
nit.
Dep
loy
the
Win
ch U
nit
and
guid
e it
with
the
RO
V u
ntil
conn
ecte
d w
ith th
e S
uppo
rt Fr
ame.
Th
e un
its a
re fi
tted
with
sev
eral
gui
des
that
mak
es th
e co
nnec
tion
easy
.
30
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
30
8.
Whe
n fu
lly d
ocke
d on
to th
e S
uppo
rt U
nit,
turn
the
lock
ing
hand
les
to lo
cked
pos
ition
by
the
RO
V a
rm.
31
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
31
9.
One
RO
V d
ocke
d to
Win
ch
Uni
t whi
le s
econ
d R
OV
gra
bs
fiber
rope
. Gra
b ov
er s
hrin
k fit
ted
prot
ectiv
e sl
eeve
. O
pera
tion
can
be p
erfo
rmed
w
ith o
ne R
OV
onl
y, b
ut tw
o is
re
com
men
ded.
32
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
32
10. O
ne R
OV
pay
s ou
t on
win
ch
whi
le s
econ
d R
OV
gui
des
rope
to
mal
e co
nnec
tor.
33
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
33
11. O
ne R
OV
pul
ling
in m
ale
conn
ecto
r whi
le s
econ
d R
OV
is o
bser
ving
.
12. P
ull i
n m
ale
conn
ecto
r unt
il fu
lly d
ocke
d. In
dica
tion
ring
on m
ale
to b
e vi
sibl
e.
34
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
34
13. L
ower
the
hors
e sh
oe in
to
lock
ed p
ositi
on b
y us
ing
RO
V
hots
tab.
14. U
se th
e R
OV
arm
to re
leas
e th
e ho
rse
shoe
hin
ge a
rm.
35
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
35
15. P
ay o
ut o
n w
inch
to re
leas
e te
nsio
n an
d re
leas
e ro
pe fr
om
mal
e co
nnec
tor c
law
.
36
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
36
16. U
se th
e R
OV
arm
to
mec
hani
cally
lock
the
Hor
se
Sho
e in
pla
ce u
sing
a lo
ck
key.
Not
e th
at th
e ho
rse
shoe
is
sel
f loc
ked,
and
this
m
echa
nica
l loc
k is
onl
y fo
r ex
tra s
afet
y.
37
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
37
17. T
he A
PL
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or is
now
fully
con
nect
ed. T
he W
inch
un
it an
d S
uppo
rt un
it ca
n no
w b
e re
mov
ed a
nd b
e re
ady
for a
noth
er
conn
ectio
n. N
ote
that
the
oper
atio
n is
reve
rsib
le. M
eani
ng th
e co
nnec
tor
can
be d
isco
nnec
ted
usin
g th
e sa
me
tool
and
tech
nolo
gy.
38
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
38
Alte
rnat
ive
inst
alla
tion
proc
edur
e:
The
desc
ribed
inst
alla
tion
met
hod
is th
e ba
sic
met
hod
inst
allin
g ev
eryt
hing
se
para
tely
. It i
s al
so p
ossi
ble
to in
stal
l the
Sup
port
Uni
t and
Win
ch U
nit o
n th
e Fe
mal
e co
nnec
tor b
efor
e la
y-do
wn
of c
onne
ctor
. The
inst
alla
tion
vess
el
mus
t the
n pi
ck u
p th
e ch
ain
and
brin
g th
e en
d to
the
deck
for c
onne
ctin
g of
co
nnec
tor a
nd to
ol. T
his
met
hod
will
save
tim
e.
39
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
39
Test
ing
and
His
tory
:A
qua
lific
atio
n pr
ogra
m h
as b
een
perfo
rmed
in c
olla
bora
tion
with
DN
V.
The
conn
ecto
r has
gon
e th
roug
h fu
ll sc
ale
stre
ngth
and
fatig
ue te
stin
g in
ad
ditio
n to
sm
all s
peci
men
fatig
ue te
stin
g. A
ll te
stin
g w
as p
erfo
rmed
at
DN
V la
b’s
in O
slo
and
Ber
gen.
Con
nect
ion
test
ing
usin
g th
e to
ol a
nd a
full
scal
e co
nnec
tor w
as d
one
dry
at th
e O
cean
eerin
g fa
cilit
y in
Jåt
tåvå
gen.
Inte
rface
test
ing
betw
een
Sup
port
unit,
win
ch u
nit a
nd c
onne
ctor
per
form
ed a
t the
sam
e tim
e.
In a
dditi
on to
the
abov
e fu
ll sc
ale
test
ing,
the
conn
ecto
r and
tool
s w
ere
mod
eled
in th
e si
mul
atio
n pr
ogra
m M
imic
. Sim
ulat
ion
was
then
per
form
ed
of th
e co
mpl
ete
inst
alla
tion
proc
edur
e to
che
ck a
cces
s fo
r RO
V, v
isib
ility
and
so o
n. T
his
wor
k w
as d
one
by O
cean
eerin
g.
Two
STL
buo
ys w
as in
stal
led
this
sum
mer
(200
9) o
utsi
de B
osto
n on
the
Nep
tune
fiel
d. W
ater
dep
th w
as 8
0m a
nd th
e so
il w
as v
ery
soft.
9 o
ff co
nnec
tors
was
inst
alle
d w
ith g
reat
suc
cess
. Des
ign
appr
oval
was
re
ceiv
ed fr
om D
NV
on
the
conn
ecto
rs.
40
Sub
sea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or
3 Fe
brua
ry 2
010
40
Adv
anta
ges
of th
e Su
bsea
Moo
ring
Con
nect
or:
Allo
w s
ubse
a co
nnec
tion
with
low
tens
ion
in m
oorin
glin
es (t
ypic
ally
10-
25
tonn
es).
No
oper
atio
ns in
volv
ing
pers
onne
l wor
king
with
wire
s un
der h
igh
tens
ion.
No
dive
r ass
ista
nce
need
ed.
Com
pare
d to
a c
onve
ntio
nal d
eck
conn
ectio
n, th
e S
ubse
a M
oorin
g C
onne
ctor
sig
nific
antly
redu
ce ri
sk fo
r dam
age
to m
oorin
glin
e du
ring
inst
alla
tion.
Allo
w c
onne
ctio
n us
ing
stan
dard
anc
hor h
andl
er. D
ynam
ic p
ositi
onin
g is
no
t req
uire
d.
No
heav
y pu
rpos
e m
ade
inst
alla
tion
equi
pmen
t req
uire
d on
the
inst
alla
tion
vess
el.
No
heav
y lif
t or A
-fram
e re
quire
d. T
ypic
ally
a S
WL
20-3
0 to
nnes
cra
ne
requ
ired
for o
verb
oard
ing
of fe
mal
e co
nnec
tor.
Allo
w in
stal
latio
n in
sea
stat
es u
p to
Hs
3m. S
ea s
tate
lim
itatio
n is
mai
nly
limite
d by
RO
V la
unch
/reco
very
ope
ratio
ns a
nd o
verb
oard
ing
of to
ols.