To be installed in the West Philippine Sea, this will be the Philippines' first locally-fabricated-steel self-installing platform.
We have completed the substructure detailed design of the Malampaya Depletion Compression Platform (DCP), a new offshore natural gas platform to be installed off the coast of Palawan, Philippines. Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX), selected Fluor Daniel Pacific, Inc. (Fluor) to design and provide procurement support for the Malampaya Phase 3 Project, which includes the Malampaya DCP. Fluor appointed Arup as a subcontractor to complete the Substructure Detailed Design and also provide procurement support on substructure related matters.
With construction completion scheduled for this year, this new facility supports extension of the life of the Philippines only indigenous producing natural gas source, which provides 40 to 45% of the power generation needs for the island of Luzon.
We first became involved in the Malampaya gas field in 1998 when they were commissioned to conduct feasibility studies and Front End Engineering Design (FEED). This led to Engineer Procure and Construction (EPC) phases for the initial development that included the Arup concrete gravity substructure (CGS) solution. In 2010 we were engaged by SPEX to develop the second fixed platform substructure. Studies were performed for floating stability, vessel sea-tow response, installation ballasting sequence, and post-installation wave and seismic performance. The substructure design we proposed was an adaption of the firm’s award-winning Arup Concept Elevating (ACE) platform. This specific gravity-based solution reduces foundation technical and construction risk for the client.