Tideland Signal has supplied a comprehensive package of Syncrolan LED light stations and fog signals for the new high-pressure, high-temperature Jasmine project in the UK sector of the North Sea.
Tideland’s warning systems will protect Jasmine’s wellhead and accommodation platforms as well as the Judy production platform, about nine kilometres further west, to which the new field will be tied via a multi-phase pipeline. Additional well slots in the Judy riser platform will handle output from Jasmine and these are bridge-linked to the existing Judy platform.
Tideland’s latest LED warning system installed both on the Judy riser platform and the two Jasmine platforms comprises a main Syncrolan light station with a range of 15 nautical miles, Syncrolan fog signals, fog detector, two subsidiary lights, battery banks, a central alarm and monitor panel, aviation obstruction lights and intermediate structures. All the principal equipment is ATEX certified for use in Zone 1 (Cat 2) hazardous areas.
Tideland’s Syncrolan light stations combine an MLED-180-HI EX main light and a MLED-150 EX secondary light wired to an Exe junction box and mounted on a stainless steel pedestal. The subsidiary beacons are Tideland MLED-150 EX units with a range of 10 nautical miles, also wired to an Exe junction box and mounted on a stainless steel bracket.
Tideland’s MLED-150 and MLED-180 lanterns offer minimal maintenance requirements in the most demanding environments.
The fog signal stations each comprise AB-68EX main and secondary fog signal arrays mounted on a stainless steel bracket, which also incorporates two ECU 800 control units. Controls for the Syncrolan stations are located with the equipment but the central panel also indicates the status of the equipment and provides photocell override to allow the lights to be switched on during daytime and a fog signal silent switch to silence the fog signals.
The Jasmine field is located in the J Block at a depth of 279ft (85m). ConocoPhillips is the operator with 36.5% interest, in partnership with Eni UK, holding 33%, and BG Group, with 30.5%. WorleyParsons provided detailed design and procurement services for the project. First production begins in the fourth quarter of 2012 and is expected to peak at more than 88,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.