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FPS News No. 7 · March 2007 Aalborg Industries has established a new standard for boiler supplies for large FPSOs Aalborg Industries' top selling product for today's large FPSOs is the MISSION™ D-type boiler. Together with the boiler skid concept, the capacities and qualities of the MISSION™ D-type boiler has established a new standard for top-side boiler installations on the large FPSOs. Adding the Australian Gosfern™ combustion systems to the Aalborg Industries Group has been another important step in securing Aalborg Industries' position as the market leader in boilers for the international oil & gas industry. MISSION D-type boiler In its standard version, MISSION™ D-type is designed for capacities up to 120 t/h saturated steam. The boiler can also be built for an operation pressure of 40 bar and with a superheater for 400°C, which makes it one of the most efficient boilers in the Floating Production Systems (FPS) market. The two versions of our MISSION™ D-type boiler have been selected for a large number of prestigious projects and have already today reached a cumulated steam capacity of some 2,600 t/h for the offshore industry alone. The skid concept In order to meet market demands, Aalborg Industries have developed a concept where the boilers and all their accessories are assembled on skids. The MISSION™ D-type boiler The first client to place an order for the skid concept was Prosafe Production Services in Singapore. The boilers were ordered for their “FPSO UMUROA”which is a crude oil tanker undergoing conversion at Keppel Shipyard in Singapore. The FPSO will be deployed at the Tui oil field off New Zealand. Before the boilers arrive at the skid contractor's premises, the base frame of the Prefabrication The two boiler plant skids for Prosafe’s “FPSO UMUROA” skid, platforms, walkways and most of the piping are prefabricated.

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