General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Concrete gravity base structure |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Oil or gas platform |
Location
| Location: |
South China Sea, Philippines |
|---|---|
| Connects to: |
Malampaya III Platform (2015)
|
| Location description: |
The platform is located near Palawan Island in the South China Sea. |
| Coordinates: | 11° 51' 41" N 119° 18' 50" E |
Technical Information
Quantities
| concrete volume | 34 000 m³ | |
| reinforcing steel | 12 000 t |
Chronology
|
June 1996
— July 1996 |
Feasibility study. |
|---|---|
|
April 1998
— June 1998 |
Front-end engineering study. |
|
July 1998
— August 1998 |
Tender. |
| 25 September 1998 | Contract awarded to Malampaya CGS Alliance (Arup Energy, John Holland, Van Oord) |
|
November 1998
— January 1999 |
Site clearance at Subic Bay (Philippines) for construction on-shore in a dry dock. |
|
December 1998
— March 1999 |
Construction of casting basin. |
|
March 1999
— October 1999 |
Base slab construction. |
|
June 1999
— December 1999 |
Caisson wall construction. |
|
August 1999
— January 1999 |
Caisson roof construction. |
|
September 1999
— February 2000 |
Shaft construction. |
|
October 1999
— March 2000 |
Mechanical fit-out. |
|
December 1999
— March 2000 |
Prestressing is applied. |
| May 2000 | Dock is flooded and the structure then towed. |
| 1 June 2000 | The concrete gravity base structure is installed. |
| 17 March 2001 | Topside installation. |
| 16 October 2001 | Inauguration by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2002): Construction of offshore concrete structures in developing regions - the Malampaya concrete gravity substructure. Presented at: Offshore Technology Conference, Paper no. 14223. Houston, 05/2002.
- (2001): Floatover puts Malampaya on final straight. In: Offshore Engineer (April 2001), pp. 29-32, 35.
- (2002): Malampaya: the first CGS built in Asia. In: The Arup Journal, v. 37, n. 1 ( 2002), pp. 34-39.
- (2002): New development in the design of concrete gravity substructures - the Malampaya CGS. Presented at: Offshore Technology Conference, Paper no. 14889. Houston, 05/2002.
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20003469 - Published on:
03/06/2002 - Last updated on:
04/01/2016
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