This time-lapse footage shows the process and flare system modules being lifted onto the Western Isles development FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading vessel) which is being built by Cosco in China. (Operator Dana Petroleum 77% and CIECO 23%). The project is developing two oil fields called Harris and Barra in the Northern North Sea, 160km east of the Shetlands and 12km west of Tern field. It involves a subsea development of five production and four water injection wells tied back to a new Dana owned FPSO with oil export using shuttle tankers. First oil is expected in late 2017. (Video courtesy of Cosco).
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