石油设备网讯 据离岸工程4月8日报道称，总部位于英国的船员转移专家HST公司宣布，其第二艘新的高速船员转运船HST Sofia将与壳牌公司签订合同，以支持其在2019年3月开始的黑海勘探项目。
由荷兰造船厂Damen建造的FCS 2710船将由HST进行测试，承担油气船员转移，以支持Noble Globetrotter II号钻井船。该船即将开始在位于保加利亚瓦尔纳港东南70英里的Khan Kubrat区块进行勘探钻探计划，该地点将是HST Sofia驻扎地。
Damen表示，长期以来，壳牌和其他石油巨头一直在讨论在何处以及如何通过访问Damen的海上通道解决方案来改变船员更换目的的物流结构。一项针对行业投入的密集型多学科研发项目使得Damen开发的船舶开发出了更高效和更安全以及更低成本的船舶。HST于2018年中期开始通过其经纪人Clarksons Platou与壳牌公司讨论合作问题。这项初步试点评估了减少对直升机和大型OSV依赖所带来的好处，以调动从事有效钻井作业的人员，这对这家石油巨头来说是一个模范式的转变。Damen的研发部门与壳牌和船级社合作，提供了必要的技术数据。
“这可能是这类船舶的重大突破，因为它们的发展主要集中在为海上可再生能源行业提供服务，”HST总经理Tom Nevin说。
徐蕾 摘译自 离岸工程
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Crew Vessel Contracted to Shell
UK-based crew transfer specialist High Speed Transfers (HST) announced that its second new high-speed crew transfer vessel HST Sofia will be contracted by Shell to support its exploration program in the Black Sea commencing March 2019.
The FCS 2710 vessel, built by Dutch shipbuilder Damen, will be trialed by HST to undertake oil and gas crew transfers to support the Noble Globetrotter II drill ship. The vessel will shortly begin an exploration drilling program in the Khan Kubrat block, around 70 miles south-east of the Bulgarian port of Varna, where the HST Sofia will be based.
Damen said it has long been in discussion with Shell and other oil majors on where and how to change the logistical mix for crew change purposes by accessing Damen’s portfolio of marine access solutions. An intensive, multi-disciplinary research and development program attuned to industry input has resulted in Damen developing vessels that combine increased efficiency and safety with lower costs. HST began discussions via their broker, Clarksons Platou with Shell in mid-2018 regarding a collaboration. This initial pilot assessment of the benefits of reducing dependency on helicopters and larger OSVs to move personnel working on active drilling operations represents a paradigm shift for the oil major. Damen’s R&D department worked with Shell and the classification societies to provide the necessary technical data.
“This represents potentially a major break-out for vessels of this type, given that their development was focused on serving the offshore renewables sector,” says HST’s managing director Tom Nevin.
