West Africa

From supporting the first deepwater campaigns in the region to working with the top companies in the industry, Delmar Systems delivers comprehensive solutions across West Africa.

Delmar Systems in West Africa

Since our first deepwater campaign in 1996, Delmar has helped create successful outcomes across the entire West African region, complete with our full range of equipment, personnel, and procedural capacity.

  • Provided Elf Aquitaine (now Total) with procedures and personnel across more than 8 locations in Angola to reach water depths of up to 4,600’ (1,400m)
  • Worked at multiple locations across Nigeria from 1997 to 2000 providing personnel and procedures
  • Supported Total for first synthetic MODU mooring in West Africa in 2002-2003
  • Provided Exxon with heave compensated landing system to install subsea production trees for a 2-year program, including a full scope of equipment scope and support personnel
  • Provided Noble Energy operations in Equatorial Guinea with full Omni-max mooring system for MODU project, including equipment, personnel, and taut leg mooring system that left a limited footprint amid heavy infrastructure
  • Provided Serpentina FSO in Equatorial Guinea with temporary mooring system that, while intended for only 3 years of use application, was used for 7 years and recovered intact after project completion
  • Supported 2020 Exxon drilling program in Equatorial Guinea
  • Supported the installation of both “A” and “B” facilities for the Kizomba FPSO connection with on-site personnel and procedures from shipyard commissioning in Korea to the final location

Serpentina FPSO Equatorial Guinea Mooring Solutions

ExxonMobil contracted Delmar to develop the temporary emergency moorings for FPSO Serpentina offshore Equatorial Guinea in the Zafiro-Eagle field. Delmar designed and specified the replacement mooring lines and components for all 9 mooring lines from the turret uni-joints to the anchors.

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ExxonMobil Drilling Campaign in Equatorial Guinea

Delmar mobilized a strategic array of mooring equipment to moor the DDIII in some of the most heavily congested shallow-water fields in existence. Delmar provided the engineering and offshore personnel to support eight rig moves over the course of 10 months.

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Noble Energy Drilling Campaign in Equatorial Guinea

Using the Delmar designed OMNI-Max anchor, Delmar designed numerous mooring systems with very limited scopes to moor the Atwood Hunter near an FPSO and around numerous seafloor assets.

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