The Prosperity FPSO is designed to produce up to 220,000 barrels of oil per day. Thorough testing of the gas turbines is necessary for full commissioning of the FPSO. If commissioning is delayed, this would mean financial implications for the client.

Turbines are precisely engineered and have very fine operational parameters. The customer needed to verify their GTG’s performance by stressing turbines to reveal potential issues before and after installation. It is expected that they be tested to their full potential - can they achieve maximum load, do they synchronise if multiple units run in parallel, can they take and shed load without any issues?

During the GTG test, the load provided has also to remain consistent and available. If not, the test would need to be restarted - delaying commissioning and increasing the fuel cost. Space constraints, a common problem on board rigs and vessels, was also another challenge.

The customer required a reliable and established partner who had a detailed understanding of their business and requirements while being able to engineer solutions for both power and load testing needs. Our operations personnel had experience of vessel commissioning projects and understood the requirements needed.