Bluewater Purchases the MT Hanne Knutsen from Knutsen OAS Shipping AS.HOOFDDORP, Netherlands -- Bluewater Energy Services B.V. announces the purchase by Bluewater of the MT Hanne Knutsen tanker from Knutsen OAS OAS See: Option adjusted spread Shipping AS. Delivery to Bluewater is expected to take place on or before 30th June 2006. The MT Hanne Knutsen was built in the Spanish shipyard Astilleros de Sestao and was delivered to Knutsen OAS Shipping AS in 2000. The vessel was designed as a typical North Sea shuttle tanker A shuttle tanker is a ship designed for oil transport from an off-shore oil field. It is equipped with off-loading equipment compatible with the oil field in question. This normally consists of a taut hawser arrangement or dynamic positioning to maintain the position relative to and has since been trading in Baltic ice regions and has also been in service as a shuttle tanker. The Hanne Knutsen has a storage capacity of 860,000 bbls cargo, and is a sister vessel of the Aasgaard C FSO (Free Space Optics) Transmitting optical signals through the air using infrared lasers. Also known as "wireless optics," FSO provides point-to-point and point-to-multipoint transmission at very high speeds without requiring a government license for use of the spectrum. . "In today's FPSO FPSO Floating Production Storage and Off-loading (shipping & oil industry) FPSO Foster Parent Society of Ontario FPSO Fleet Publication Supply Office market it is a pre-requisite to have guaranteed access to a suitable vessel to be considered as a serious bidder. We have already named this vessel as a candidate in several bids that are under evaluation by our Clients" stated Hugo Heerema, President of Bluewater Energy Services B.V. "We have chosen this vessel specifically for its overall solid design and its excellent suitability for future FPSO conversion projects in harsh environments such as Norway and the U.S. Gulf." The hull structure offers considerably higher strength than standard tankers and is rated Ice Class 1A which is ideal for harsh environments. The vessel is provided with a DP2 class Dynamic Positioning Dynamic positioning (DP) is a system to automatically maintain a ship’s position and heading by using her own propellers and thrusters. This allows operations at sea where mooring or anchoring is not feasible due to deep water, congestion on the sea bottom (pipelines, capability with bow and stern thrusters and two main-propellers combined with special rudders. The two large generators (8 MW each) are driven by the ship's two main diesel engines which can be used as electric power generation for future FPSO operations. Main particulars: Length overall : 264.680 m Breadth : 42.5 m Depth : 22.0 m Deadweight : 123,581 mt Main propulsion : 2x 13,580 BHP Cargo Pumps : 3x 4000 m(3)hr Bluewater Energy Services B.V. is a member of the Bluewater group of companies that has built a technological lead specialising in lease and operation of tanker-based Production and Storage systems, and has become a leading provider of Single Point Mooring MOORING, mar. law. The act of arriving of a ship or vessel at a particular port, and there being anchored or otherwise fastened to the shore. 2. Policies of insurance frequently contain a provision that the ship is insured from one place to another, "and till systems. Bluewater operates worldwide with offices in The Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Nigeria, Angola, South Africa, Singapore and China. |
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