11,000 tons offshore deck left fabrication hall

As maximum fabrication height was reached the 11,000-tons weighing topsides left the extensive fabrication hall at Heerema Zwijndrecht for further completion outside.
 
Heerema Zwijndrecht was awarded the fabrication and integration contract in March 2007 of the 11,000-tons weighing Integrated Production & Hotel Facility topsides together with the 350-tons flare boom structure of which fabrication started in November 2007.  Additionally, at 23 June 2009 Heerema Zwijndrecht received the award for the fabrication of the 2,000-tons Weather Deck module.  Although Heerema Zwijndrecht’s facility has a capacity which ranks amongst the largest indoor facilities in Europe, due to limited space the unit has to be moved outside to fully complete the topsides.
 
The BP Valhall main deck will measure 100 meter in length, 47 meter in width and 50 meter in height.  It is expected that all the structures; main deck, weather deck module, flare boom as well as bridges 1and 2 will leave the Heerema Zwijndrecht location in May/June 2010 for their final destination offshore Norway. Once completed the topsides will have a weight of over 13,000-tons, excluding Power-from -shore module and Living Quarters.