The FPSO Catcher is destined for the Premier Oil-operated Catcher field in the UK North Sea. Discovered in 2010, the Catcher field is located 180 km east of Aberdeen and is expected to produce 96 million barrels of oil with a peak production rate of around 50 000 barrels of oil per day. The field will start production in 2017.
The produced water treatment plants being supplied to the FPSO Catcher by Fjords Processing specified pumps with an 80m head but a high flow rate of 920m3 per hour, which meant impeller sizes of over 0.5m.
Oliver Brigginshaw, managing director of Amarinth, said: “We are delighted to have supplied Fjord Processing with these pumps which meet the required duties but at a considerable cost saving over what would have been traditionally proposed. Our active research and development programme continues to extend the duty envelope for centrifugal pumps enabling us to meet the ever increasing demands of the oil and gas industry as it produces oil and gas from more challenging fields.”
