REPAIRS & CONVERSIONS

the yard

Astilleros Canarios S.A. (Astican) is a privately owned ship repair yard whose well experienced staff and subcontractors provide the capabilities to perform repairs, maintenance and conversions on all types of vessels and/or offshore units. The yard is located in the Port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) just off the North West coast of Africa. Due to this special geographical situation the Canary Islands enjoy an average year round temperature of 21 C with a very low rainfall intake. This advantage makes easy the performance of our countless jobs which in Northern Europe would be difficult to accomplish on schedule considering their adverse weather conditions. The dry-docking system is a versatile Syncrolift platform with a lifting capacity for vessels up to 36.000 DWT. The yard is equipped with special workshops to cover all rigs specific requirements. It has 560 m of piers with a special location for oil rigs, with certified and tested bollards and proper drafts.

astican and the offshore industry

In addition to the repairs and conversions carried out in the yard to the different types of vessels, the offshore sector represents an important part of our activities. The offshore projects in the West coast of Africa keep a large number of OSVs, anchor handling vessels, research vessels and oil rigs trading in the area. Consequently, and thanks to the privileged location of the Canary Islands, the Port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has an important traffic of these units for bunkering operations, crew changes, spare parts delivery and repairs. Specifically regarding the offshore activity, the yard is located in the crossroads of three of the most important areas of the world; West Africa, the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. In the almost 40 years of the yards activity and our introduction to oil rig repairs as from the year 2000, from the repair point of view there have been numerous examples of extensive repairs to supply vessels of well known companies. The increase in volume and complexity of the repairs to be performed led us to improve and adequate our workshops and installations as follows: installation of overhead cranes with higher capacity in the workshops to allow the handling of heavy azimuth thrusters, dredging of the seabed to allow the mooring of semisubmersibles with protruding thrusters, laying of fibre optics for IT connections by the quai side offices, etc. From the prefabrication and fitting of structures to handling and disassembling of heavy azimuth thrusters, Astican has the means and expertise to fulfill Owners expectations. Some recent outstanding projects carried out by the yard can be found in the following pages.

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transocean Prefabrication and fitting of the following steel structures:
Four blister tanks, one tank per column. Weight: 54 tons (aft) 52 tons (forward). New Livi ng Quarters. Total weight: 200 tons. Replacement of support pads in Living Quarters. New Drill Floor Extension Deck. New Methanol Deck. Upgrade and modify Tree Cart to 500 mT. New access stair to BOP test Stump. New Hotline platform. New BOP guide funnel New Life Boat Platform. New Fast rescue craft platform. Replacement of ventilation ducts for the shaker house. Installation of vent lines for RMT rooms. Installation of firemain and cooling isolation valves. Cathead foundation. Replacement of ventilation ducts for A-frame installation and deck strengthening. Installation of additional RMT pump Installation of a new AC equipment for the four syncrodrive rooms.

Sedco Energy entering the Port of Las Palmas.

2 Fitting of one of the living quarters modules.

3 Deck extension.

Hot line platform installation.

2005

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Transport and fitting of one of the 4 blisters.

BOP new stairs.

Syncro drive AC.

A-frame and ventilation ducts.

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globalsantafe

Following jobs were undertaken during its stay at the yards repairing pier:
Installation of an Additional Air Dryer. Installation of an HP Air Compressor Riser Boost Pump Installation Fitting of an additional Watermaker Anchor winches and fairleads repairs Hull Preservation: Blasting and painting of 35.000 m2 of columns, bracers, underdeck and main deck. Access to M/B camera & replace ladder sections Monobeam access ladder and safety line Catwalk modifications Flare Boom Storage Wellhead Housing Racks Mooring Pad Eyes installation. Renewal of areas of deck plate. 2
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GSF RIG 140 alongside the yards pier. Encapsulating canvas and scaffolding are being dismounted after blasting and painting operations.

2 The underdeck was also blasted and painted. Han-

ging scaffolding was used to accomplish this task.

3 Fitting of new fairleads.

Welding the new shale shackers in position.

2007

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One of the 2 new air dryers fitted in the engine room.

The new water maker fitted on deck with its new prefabricated supporting structure.

An aerial view of the rig alongside the yards pier.

A night view of the rig. 24 hrs nonstop, 7 days a week.

On the departure day.

Leaving the yard quai after finishing the repairs.

arctic III
Main scope of work consisted of:
Fitting of an additional Air Dryer Fitting of an HP Air Compressor Fitting of an additional Watermaker Anchor winches and fairleads repairs Hull Preservation: Blasting and painting of 30.000 m2 of columns, bracers and main deck, with full encapsulation of the areas concerned. Tropicalization: installation of 45 new fire dampers, new A/C ducting on accommodation and workshops and new A/C equipment. Fitting of new mooring pad eyes Replacing of ballast valves. Replacing of S/W pipes. Installation of a new cooling system with new cooling plates and related pipes. Upgrading of 30 cabins, galley and rest rooms.

Arctic III on the early days after arrival.

2 Fairleads being painted after fitting.

3 Installation of new plate coolers and related piping.

Installation of 2 new air dryers in the engine room.

2008

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Installation of new HVAC ducts and fan units on top of the bridge.

The Arctic III fully encapsulated for blasting and painting operations.

New silencers and related exhaust piping.

Aft portside caisson already painted.

Part of the Project Teams on the farewell day, July 4th.

stena tay
stena drilling The S.O.W. of this Project was based on the Special Periodical Survey that the rig had to accomplish. The main jobs carried out were the following:
Removal of the eights thrusters, full overhauling in the yards workshop, machining of parts if found necessary and fitting on board. Replacement of four thrusters receptacles and machining their seatings. Fabrication and installation of: An extension of new Sack Store room. New radar mast. New drill floor elevator New cooling water system for Main Engines: Two platforms. Two S/W pumps. 350 meters of pipes. Replacement of all nuts and bolts on the helideck. Installation of a new impress current system. Replacement more than 220 tons of steel on main deck, pontoons, columns and bracers. Overhauling of 35 electrical motors. Cleaning of 14 alternators with CO2 blasting system. Upgrading the galley, self services area, cabins and rest rooms. Replacement of 500 meters of S/W pipes. Overhauling and replacing a large numbers of valves. Cleaning of 30 tanks: Ballast, fresh water, fuel oil, mud, brine, etc. Blasting and painting horizontal bracers. Tank coating of four ballast tanks and two FW tanks on pontoons and columns.

Stena Tay leaving the Port of Las Palmas on December 2009.

2 Shack Store extension.

3 Azimuth thruster nozzle ready for assembly.

Disassembling of gears on one of the eight dismounted thrusters.

2009

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Staging tower to encapsulate the Alimak on the derrick.

Raisers laid on the raisers storage area.

One of the thrusters being loaded in a special transport after being disconnected on board by the mechanics and underwater by divers.

Accommodation works. Kitchen.

Steel repairs on the pontoons, bracers and columns.

The Stena Tay alongside Asticans pier.

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transocean

Following jobs were accomplished:

Replacement of cooling pipes Replacement of ballast pipes Replacement of ballast and fire valves Survey and cleaning of the underwater area of the pontoons Replacement of the hydraulic pipes Renewal of shell plates in columns

2010

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jack ryan
transocean Jobs performed were as follows:
Prefabrication and installation of a crane boom rest. Various hydraulic works on the deck cranes. Flare boom works: disassembling, blasting and painting. Steel and piping replacement. Hull blasting and painting (vacuum blasting with robot). Installation of a new flow divider with associated valves and pipes. Replacement of cooling and ballast pipes and valves. Prefabrication and installation of crane catwalks. Assistance to various subsea works. General repairs in accommodation.

2010

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transocean

The repair project consisted in:

Hydroblasting and painting of pontoon decks, columns, bracers, underdeck (12.000 m2), aft bulkhead (6.000 m2), mud pits (2.500 m2) and sack store (600 m2) Cooling pipes replacement. Ballast pipes replacement. Bilge lines replacement. Mud mix and mud lines replacement. Overhauling and replacement of S.W. valves. Prefabrication and installation of a new life boat platform. New storage room. Hydraulic works on chilling equipment

2011

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j.u. kolskaya
arktikmorneftegaztazvedka Works performed to prepare the transport of the jack-up unit on a heavy lift vessel:
Scaffolding around the concerned areas Renewal of the special steel plates to fix the jack-up legs to allow the safe transport of the unit. UTM to all the welding.

cosl pioneer
cosl drilling europe as Works accomplished comprised:
Scaffolding in the moonpool to allow access to the riser tensioner platform, in the BOP trolley structure, in the handle crane, cement room and in various corridors. Rope access personnel to fit wires on various equipments in the derrick, and to weld the burner boom pipe supports. Miscellaneous painting works. Manufacturing of pins for the towing arrangement system. Dynamometer test of one of the winches. Miscellaneous supplies

2011

workshops
The Yard has five covered workshops and a warehouse:
Mechanical Workshop (2.000 m2) with: 2 overhead cranes of 10 T 1 overhead crane of 15 T. 1 lathe for shafts up to 10 m long. 5 lathes for shafts up to 2 m long Drilling machines 1 industrial Boring machine Different hydraulic jacks, cargo blocks, etc. Steel Workshop (2.000 m2) with: 2 overhead cranes of 10 T. 1 Plasma cutting machine. 6 bending machines Cutting machines and drilling machines. Multipurpose Workshop (1.500 m2) with: 2 overhead cranes of 15 T. This workshop is free of obstacles and prepared for disassembling large pieces of equipment. Propellers Workshop: This workshop is for the repair of propellers as per Wartsila-Lips technology. Maintenance Workshop for the overhauling and repair of the yards own equipment. Warehouse with stock of common spares and consumables for daily use. All the workshops have their own lines for oxigen, acetylene, propane and compressed air. In addition to this covered area, the yard has an outdoor storage area of 6.000 m2 for large parts during repairs, such as: risers, thrusters, anchor, etc.
Entrance to the Mechanical Workshop.

Azimuth thrusters being disassembled at the Multipurpose Workshop.

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Thruster receptacle being machined.

Multipurpose workshop with its two 15 T overhead cranes.

Bending machine at the Steel Workshop.

Plasma cutting machine.

Reduction gears ready for disassembling at the Mechanical Workshop

Bending machine at the Steel Workshop.

services
The following services can be rendered for special upgrading projects in the offshore sector:
Availability of setting up tailor made offices as per customers requirements. Internet service through a non shared line. Secretarial services. Restaurant for crews and Project Teams within the yards premises Availability of scaffoldings main big projects and fire retardant canvas for encapsulation of large areas. Technical office to prepare as-built drawings and QA/QC packages. Rope access personnel for inspections and/or MPI surveys (Class approved). Ultra high pressure pipe construction (15.000 psi). Blasting and painting. Extensive steel repairs. Accommodation projects. Diving inspections and operations for removal of thrusters. Divers are Class approved. Mobile cranes of high capacity (up to 400 T). MARPOL service. Heavy transports, forklifts, cherry pickers. First aid service and dressing station. 560 m of repair quai. 24 hours work, 7 days a week.
Shipyard Plant.
5 1 1 11 7 9 12 10 1 Drydocking lines 2 Transfer area 3 Syncrolift platform 4 Sludge tank 5 Office building 6 Bar - services 7 Warehouse 8 Mechanical workshop 9 Steel piping workshop 10 Repair berth 11 Multipurpose Workshop 12 Outdoor Storage Area 4 1 6 1 2 1 1 1 3

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Big capacity cranes.

Scaffolding stock for main projects.

Ultra high pressure pipe works.

Fabrication of steel structures

Diving operations

Project Team Offices, fully serviced.

. fully serviced. Project Team Offices,

Diving operations.

reference list
SEDCO EXPRESS 2002 Owner: TRANSOCEAN SEDCO ENERGY 2003 Owner: TRANSOCEAN

SEDCO ENERGY 2005 Owner: TRANSOCEAN STENA TAY 2005 Owner: STENA DRILLING GSF RIG 140 2007 Owner: GLOBALSANTAFE SSDR LEIV ERIKSSON 2007 Owner: OCEAN RIG ARCTIC III 2008 Owner: TRANSOCEAN BLACKFORD DOLPHIN 2008 Owner: FRED. OLSEN

reference list
PERENCO RIG 2008 Owner: PERENCO STENA TAY 2009 Owner: STENA DRILLING SEDCO EXPRESS 2010 Owner: TRANSOCEAN JACK RYAN 2010 Owner: TRANSOCEAN SEDCO ENERGY 2011 Owner: TRANSOCEAN COSL PIONEER 2011 Owner: COSL DRILLING J.U. KOLSKAYA 2011 Owner: ARKTIKMORNEFTEGAZTAZVEDKA

quality, environment and safety, our main goals

in the right place

Strategically located at the crossroads of Europe, Africa and the Americas, with its excellent weather conditions all year round, Astican offers the offshore sector a reliable base for repairs in a safe environment just off the West coast of Africa. As one of the most important in Spain, the Port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is very well connected with mainland Spain and Europe. Furthermore, the Canary Islands is an all year tourist spot therefore there are plenty of daily flights to the Spanish mainland and to Europe. Amongst other qualifications, Astican works under the ISO 9001/2000, ISO 14000 and OHSAS 18001, certified by Lloyds Register of Shipping. The yard can easily adapt to the customers special and strict safety requirements which the offshore industry demands. Astican has skilled project managers, BOSIET approved, and ready to perform surveys on rigs and/or to visit our customers offices for project clarifications. Whether for small repairs or main upgrading projects, Astican has the expertise and experience that an offshore project demands.

Avda. de las Petrolferas, s/n 35008 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Spain Tel.: +34 928 47 98 00 Fax: +34 928 47 98 20 E.mail: comercial@astican.es www.astican.es