Gunanusa builds 650 million US dollar project

Antara News, Thursday, December 23, 2010

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - PT Gunanusa Utama Fabricators is building three offshore oil/gas platforms at a total contract cost of 650 million US dollars.

President Director of Gunanusa Samad Solbai said here Wednesday the platforms are built in Cilegon, Banten, and will be installed at the Sea of Mumbai High, India, Siam bay, Thailand, and in Ujung Pangkah, East Java.

"The first project that had been completed was ONGC ICP-R which will be installed at Mumbai High," he said.

He added that the platforms will be sent to Mumbai High using three barges by the end of December 2010.

The topside of ONGC ICP-R weighs more than 9,000 tons consisting of five modules and will be unified during installation in India.

Samad also said the second project which will be sent is Hess Ujung Pangkah CPP and AUP weighing 6,000 tons for the Ujung Pangkah oilfield in East Java.

The central processing platform (CPP) weighing 2,650 tons with a 260 tons jacket, accommodation and utility platform (AUP) weighing 2,080 tons with a 260 tons jacket.

AUP will be the living quarters of 35 workers.

"The two structures will be installed in a depth of 10 meters," Samad.

The third project is a PTTEP QPS (Quarter Platform South) weighing 3,500 tons as living quarters of 158 workers.

The plantform will be installed off the Thailand Bay coast.

Samad also said that with special regard of ICP-R , his side is working on the entire proses of building the platforms starting from design/engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation, installation, and commissioning.

"Not all manifacturers in Southeast Asia haved these skills," he said.

He added that the 99 percent of the three projects are being built by Indonesians.

The offshore platform consisted of two main parts, namely the upper side called topside as place for processing equipment, living quarters, offices and helicopter landing map, and the under it, the jacket, are the support poles planted on the seabed.

Gunanusa is a national contractor engaged in engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of oil and gas platforms.

The company which was established 30 years ago, had built more than 100 construction platforms.