The Peninsula reported that Qatargas installed its new Liquefied Natural Gas Berth 5 topsides module at Ras Laffan Port using marine transportation and an installation vessel.

The module was fabricated at Adyard in Mussaffah and sailed to Qatar following load out. The module weighs approximately 1,000 tonnes. It was lifted into place on the 'Berth 5' marine platform using two cranes working in tandem, each with a load capacity 900 tonnes.

The new berth is the first of its kind to be used in the region as it was built and installed as a modular unit. The modular build was used to reduce the overall schedule by allowing Berth 5 marine construction and module fabrication to proceed in parallel. The next berth is also adopting the modular topsides construction.

Mr Jayme Meier project manager of Qatargas 2 Common LNG Sub said that "This project represents another pioneering milestone for Qatargas with the use of the modular topsides rather than building in situ. By taking this innovative approach we have been able to build the marine platforms and topsides simultaneously and reduce the overall schedule by several months. However, the best achievement of this project is that it was completed with no lost-time incidents.”

The 'Qatargas 2Qatargas 2' project is the first fully integrated value chain project in the industry and includes many different sub projects and common infrastructure.