Taveuni Island Mooring Facility, Fiji
- Project Type
- Petrochemical Terminal
- Client
- Shell (Fiji) Limited
- Project Value
- Not Available
- Project Period
- 2002
- Current Status
- Completed
Services
- Cost Estimate
Project Description
Shell’s oil discharge facility at Taveuni Island required upgrading to accommodate a new, 3,000 deadweight tonne oil tanker in near cyclonic strength sustained winds of 45 knots. The previous tankers used a Mediterranean-style mooring arrangement while discharging petroleum product. Discharge was via a floating hose approximately 100m offshore.
CGR was commissioned by Shell (Fiji) to provide a detailed design for steel mooring buoys, anchors and an offshore discharge platform. Working closely with our client, CGR organised geotechnical drilling and diving inspections of the anchor sites to determine a cost-effective anchoring system. CGR then carried out detailed design and stability calculations for new 2.75m diameter steel mooring buoys and a monopile offshore discharge platform.
After approval of design, tender documentation was prepared by CGR and tenders called.