The module was fabricated at Adyard in Mussaffah, United Arab Emirates, and was transported to Qatar following load-out. The module weighs approximately 1,000 tonnes. It was lifted into place on the Berth-5 marine platform using two cranes working in tandem, each with a load capacity 900 tonnes.
The new berth is the first of its kind to be used in the region as it was built and installed as a modular unit. The modular build was used to reduce the overall schedule by allowing Berth-5 marine construction and module fabrication to proceed in parallel. The subsequent berth is also adopting the modular topsides construction.
Jayme Meier, Qatargas-2’s common liquefied natural gas (LNG) sub-project manager, said: This project represents another pioneering milestone for Qatargas with the use of the modular topsides rather than building in-situ. By taking this innovative approach we have been able to build the marine platforms and topsides simultaneously and reduce the overall schedule by several months. However, the best achievement of this project is that it was completed with no lost time incidents.
