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Belait CSS-2

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Belait CSS-2 sitting behind PLANS Qi Ji Guang on 29 September 2019.
History
Marshall Islands
NameBelait CSS-2
OwnerShell Petroleum Company
Port of registryMajuro, Marshall island
BuilderMawei Shipbuilding Co., China
Cost526 million yuan ($80 million)
Acquired2 September 2019
Commissioned2 September 2019
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
TypeAccommodation /Well stimulation platform
Displacement3,800 tons
Length84 m (275 ft 7 in)
Draught10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Depth20.5 m (67 ft 3 in)
Propulsion6 x 2800KW generators
Speed9.1 knots (16.9 km/h; 10.5 mph) maximum
Boats & landing
craft carried
4 x Life boats
Complement200 crew
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter landing platform

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.

Construction and career

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Construction 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

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The 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]

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Belait/Qess partner with China shipbuilders - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  3. ^ "Belait Shipping & QESS - shipping Brunei - Awang Haji Ali". The Business Report. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  4. ^ "The delivery for the fifth multi-purpose PSV with twin-hull semisubmersible platform - Eshiptrading.com". www.eshiptrading.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  5. ^ "Belait CSS 1 Undocks from Fujian Mawei Shipyard". Offshore Energy. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  6. ^ "Compact Semi-Submersible (CSS) Designs - Vard Marine Inc". Vard Marine. Retrieved 2020-07-31.