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19 March 2024

Drydocks World completes largest turret mooring system

Excellent teamwork and dedicated personnel involved ensured the highest possible standards in safety, quality and operational excellence. (Supplied)

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Drydocks World the leading provider of maritime and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors marked a major milestone in successfully completing the world’s largest turret mooring system with Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Emirates Airline and Group attending the sail-away and completion ceremony to celebrate the occasion.

At almost 100 metres high, weighing over 11,000 tonnes and with a diametre of 26 metres, the turret will ensure the prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility can operate safely in the most extreme weather conditions.

This innovative FLNG storage and production facility will be stationed by Shell at its Prelude gas field off the northwest coast of Australia, unlocking new essential energy resources offshore to meet growing demand.

Drydocks World has constructed the world’s largest turret for SBM Offshore, Technip and Shell; the excellent teamwork and dedicated personnel involved ensured the highest possible standards in safety, quality and operational excellence.

With over 5 million LTI-free man-hours completed on the turret project, this is a testament to the impeccable safety record the organisation maintains.

This project confirms Drydocks World’s position as a leader in turret fabrication, strengthening the company’s position as one of the few worldwide specialists capable of delivering such large-scale projects.

Drydocks World has delivered five modules for the Shell FLNG turret mooring system and delivery of module 5 represents the completion of the crown jewel of this project, with the turret being the heart of the Prelude FLNG.