New oil deposits are being found in ever more challenging and remote environments. The ongoing need in fields served by FPSO for increased injection pressures and flow rates coupled with remote and underdeveloped production locations makes critical service pump reliability central to the success of the entire investment. Protecting FPSO vessels against fire hazards and meeting the challenges of ship mounted process systems (including LNG production) drives Sulzer Pumps to continuously develop their products to meet these challenges while still maintaining the legendary reliability of their equipment.

Injection

Sulzer Pumps manufactures four pump ranges specifically tailored for injection applications. As the search for oil leads to the development of ever more extreme fields in terms of depth or geographical remoteness, the pumps selected become critical to the fields practical operation and viability. Sulzer Pumps reputation is second to none for delivering ground braking designs that keep the ‘state of the art’ ahead of the demands of these new developments.

Water injection – HPcp, CP, GSG, MSD

Firewater

Firewater pumps lie at the heart of a FPSO firefighting system. The ability to run reliably under extreme conditions for extended periods of time is a key customer requirement. Sulzer Pumps self contained hydraulic drive fire pump system delivers optimal firefighting performance coupled with features to ensure minimum maintenance is required due to long periods on standby. Conventional shaft drive fire sets are also available.

Fire Fighting – Fire fighting system

Seawater Lift

Provision of seawater for cooling and other service requirements demands efficient, compact pumping solutions. Sulzer Pumps range of vertical axially split pumps are ideally suited to this application. Mounted inside the hull, their compact dimensions minimize space demands with the added advantage of being more reliable and simpler to maintain than external electro submersible solutions.

Seawater Lift - SMHV

Off Loading

Depending on the FPSO design, a booster pump is often required to export crude oil delivered to deck level by the FPSO cargo system. These pumps need to take the available output from the cargo pumps and boost it to sufficient pressure to allow transportation to an offloading tanker or pipeline to shore. Years of experience designing pumps for transcontinental pipelines allow Sulzer Pumps to produce engineered solution specifically tailored to individual FPSO and customer requirements.

Offloading/Export – HSB, HPDM

Process and Auxiliary

The complex processes performed on a typical FPSO rely on the performance of dozens of pumps handling a variety of liquids under widely varying process conditions. Pumps are available fully complying with the latest ISO13709 (API610) and ANSI standards as well as pumps designed for general industrial applications. Whatever the process or auxiliary application, Sulzer Pumps has a selection optimized to deliver economic, reliable performance.

Process and Auxiliary – OHH, CPT, BBS