Belait CSS-2 is an Accommodation platform operated by Belait Shipping Company co. Sdn Bhd. currently work for Brunei Shell Petroleum.She can provide a place for accommodation, Lifting, maintenance, rescue and hoist.[1] She has a sister ship named Belait CSS-1 which is commissioned years longer than CSS-2 which makes CSS-2 the newest one.
 Belait CSS-2 sitting behind PLANS Qi Ji Guang on 29 September 2019.
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| History | |
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 Marshall Islands | |
| Name | Belait CSS-2 |
| Owner | Shell Petroleum Company |
| Port of registry | Majuro, Marshall island |
| Builder | Mawei Shipbuilding Co., China |
| Cost | 526 million yuan ($80 million) |
| Acquired | 2 September 2019 |
| Commissioned | 2 September 2019 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Accommodation /Well stimulation platform |
| Displacement | 3,800 tons |
| Length | 84 m (275 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in) |
| Depth | 20.5 m (67 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | 6 x 2800KW generators |
| Speed | 9.1 knots (16.9 km/h; 10.5 mph) maximum |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 4 x Life boats |
| Complement | 200 crew |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing platform |
Construction and career
editConstruction of Belait CSS-2 was cooperated between Belait Shipping and Qess and China for construction of oil and gas vessels.[2] Belait CSS-2 was primarily built as a well-intervention vessel to support production of oil in Brunei. Each ship cost about 526 million yuan ($80 million).[3] She’s built in Fujian, China and registered in Majuro, Marshall Islands.
Belait CSS-2 was delivered to Brunei on 2 September 2019.[4] She regularly travel to Champion Field which is a complex oil and gas field, situated 40 kilometres north-northwest of Bandar Seri Begawan, in water depths of 10 to 45 metres. She usually docked in Muara Port, Brunei after every voyages back.
Equipments
editThe purpose of the CSS is a multi-function well-intervention, supply and light construction vessel. The primary features a 150 T lattice boom crane, a telescopic heave compensated gangway, a moonpool, a 12.8 T rated helideck, DP-2 rating and accommodation up to 200 people.[5]
She is designed by Vard Marine. The design of the CSS is a cost-effective, stable platform with most of the capabilities of much larger vessels at a far lower cost. In addition, they wanted a design that could be built at shipyards around the world.[6]
Gallery
edit- Belait CSS-2 Gallery
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Belait CSS-2 sitting behind PLANS Qi Ji Guang on 29 September 2019 during her first visit to Brunei. -
Belait CSS-2 cargo bay on May 11, 2020.
References
edit- ^ "BELAIT CSS 2 (Platform) Registered in Marshall is - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 9707534, MMSI 538008461, Call Sign V7A2382". www.marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ "Belait/Qess partner with China shipbuilders - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ "Belait Shipping & QESS - shipping Brunei - Awang Haji Ali". The Business Report. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ "The delivery for the fifth multi-purpose PSV with twin-hull semisubmersible platform - Eshiptrading.com". www.eshiptrading.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ "Belait CSS 1 Undocks from Fujian Mawei Shipyard". Offshore Energy. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ "Compact Semi-Submersible (CSS) Designs - Vard Marine Inc". Vard Marine. Retrieved 2020-07-31.