Ben CrouchFirst Subsea

First Subsea

� Introduction to First Subsea� Subsea Mooring Connectors� Pipeline Recovery and Repair

First Subsea� Formerly BSW Ltd … Ballgrab� Established 1994� Patented ‘ball & taper’ technology� Extensive oil and gas experience� Based in NW England� Employ 40 staff +representatives worldwide� Queen’s Award Winner 2004� Certified QMS to ISO 9001:2000 � World leading Forging Metals Research

Engineered Solutions� Complete Engineering Service� FEED Studies Undertaken� Conceptual Design� Bespoke Detailed Design� Prototyping and Testing� Installation and Operations� Total Product Support

First Subsea� Subsea Mooring Connectors� Pipeline Repair and Recovery Tools� Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors� Deployment and Recovery Tools� Handling and Pull-in tool� Decommissioning Tooling� ‘Autoswage’ Pipeline Connectors� Pile Handling and Connections

The Ballgrab Principle� Mechanical Mechanism� Friction / Wedge Locking� Individual Multi-Point Grip� Grip Elements in Compression� Grip is proportional to load� Self Aligning / Self activating� Connect in any orientation� No Release under load� Fully scaleable design� Bespoke design solutions

Why Use Ballgrab?� Quick make up � Full vertical access � Heave tolerant� Simple ROV-operated release system � Simple mechanical design � High strength connections � Custom design � High quality forged materials � Approved by a wide range of certifying bodies

Ballgrab Mooring Applications� Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO)� SPAR Buoy Mooring� Disconnectable Turret Buoys (STP)� Single Point Mooring (SPM)� Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU)� Pipeline End Termination (PLET)� Riser Tie Down (RTD)� Mid Water Arch (MWA)

Red Hawk Spar Installation

Murphy Kikeh Spar Mooring� 1st deepwater development offshore Malaysia� Dry Tree Unit Spar mooring� Tender Assisted Drilling semi-submersible West Satia

mooring� TOMI suction pile design, pre-installed female connectors� 4,462 ft (1,360m) mooring depth� 18 Ballgrab connectors

Vincent Submerged Turret Buoy � Offshore Australia tow-out issues: shallow coral reef on

route� 9 off series 2 Ballgrab Connectors� Ballgrab mooring approach� Permitted installation of mooring lines later� Buoy fitted with female mooring receptacles� Simpler load out� Easier and safer tow out� Final connections made subsea

Chinook-Cascade Mooring� Pre-installed female connectors on buoy� Chinook-Cascade FPSO, Gulf of Mexico� Easier transport and installation (testing images)� Deepest STP mooring so far – 2,645m� Submerged Turret Buoy (STP)� 11 Ballgrab connectors

Pipeline Recovery� Ball and Taper technology� Pipeline acts as ‘female’ connector� 2” – 30” pipeline recovery� Rigid and flexible pipeline � Seabed and under rock recovery� ROV interface / Dewatering � Innovative reverse Ballgrab grip for small pipes

Autoswage Pipeline Repair� Ball and Taper technology� Quick Connect = Quick Release� Point – Push – Connect� Umbilical Intervention Connector� Pipeline Repair and Jumpers

First Subsea� Proven Ball and Taper technology� Over 250 SMC installations� Many deepwater Firsts� Perdido Spar� Chinook-Cascade� Kikeh

� Growing range of subsea tools� Pipeline� Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors� Fender tools

First Subsea

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� Ben Crouch� Sales Engineer, First Subsea� www.firstsubsea.com