Project: V Block Phase II

  • Year: 1987
  • Client: Conoco
  • Type: 4 No Jackets & Piles
  • Jacket Weight: 3555 Te
  • Pile Weight: 3296 Te
  • Total Weight: 6851 Te

Project Gallery

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Assembly of Jacket conductor guide framing & walkways
One of the 4 leg Jacket framing assemblies including tie in bracing in progress
Jacket assembly in horizontal position prior to upending into vertical orientation
Two of the V Block 4 Leg Jackets upended and loaded-out onto transport barge
The 8 Leg Compression Platform Jacket Assembly in horizontal prior to upending
The 8 Leg Compression Platform Jacket seafastened and preparing for tow-out
Conoco LOGGS & V Field Platforms schematic
Conoco LOGGS Platforms incl. PC, PP & PA Jackets fabricated at Ardersier

More About This Project

4 No Jackets & Piles

As a follow on to the earlier Conoco V Block Phase 1 project, the Yard was awarded a contract for the V Block Phase II development to build four Jackets. The scope of work included 3 Wellhead Platform Jackets for Vulcan 2, North Valiant 1 and North Valiant 2 plus an 8-leg Compression Platform Jacket.

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The McDermott Yard in Ardersier, Scotland was active between 1973 and 2000 manufacturing equipment for the offshore industries.

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