SEA is a light weight anchor and has excellent vertical holding capacity. SPT undertakes and manages EPCI projects worldwide ranging from suction pile foundations or moorings to complete shallow water production platforms. SPT offers skilled and professional personnel from project managers and engineers, geotechnical, structural and marine engineers and naval architects to specialised offshore installation crews. Furthermore, SPT operates its own suction pump equipment and dedicated installation equipment required for the installation of the suction piles and self installing platforms. I is a self installing mono-pile platform which is towed to the field floating on the buoyancy within the suction buckets.
Temporary floaters assist in the lowering of the platform to the seabed.
The lowering is achieved by a combination of ballasting and releasing of the chain jacks operated from the floaters. For the first client of the SIP I platform, an EC subsidy is available of EUR 1 million. Upon arrival in the field the four legs are lowered to the seabed using e.g. strand jacks until the suction buckets have self penetrated in to the seabed. Following installation of the suction piles, the deck is jacked up to its final elevation and the barge is demobilised. SEA is an alternative suction pile installed anchor with excellent vertical holding capacity.