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During the 2021 Ichthys LNG turnaround, Vertech was engaged to replace the flare tip on the Ichthys Venturer FPSO. Our scope included installing a custom-designed lifting system around the 3.2-ton flare tip at an elevation of 176m. Our highly skilled rope access tradespersons coordinated between the deck level and flare tip to safely lift, construct, and install the lifting system – 2,600 individual components. Offshore, the Vertech team successfully navigated the complexity of the sea state and vessel movement, working within strict parameters to execute the main lifts to remove and replace the flare. Throughout the project, our teams safely ascended and descended a combined 300km and effectively managed over 3,500 potential dropped objects!
As part of the project preparations, the INPEX project team arranged a replica of the flare tip platform in Darwin. It provided access to the capital spare flare tip for training purposes. This allowed our team time to not only intimately understand the construction and use of the lifting system but also to come together and form one high-performing team before mobilising offshore for the turnaround.
Following the successful execution of this scope, the Vertech Flare Tip Replacement Team was honoured to receive a prestigious Corporate HSE Activity Award from INPEX, one of only five awards for the year! Vertech’s Onshore & Projects Manager Adam Haling and Managing Director Tom Brennan attended the awards ceremony at INPEX CORPORATION Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, to show their dedication and commitment to safety and to accept the award in person on behalf of the Vertech Team who put in an incredible amount of hard work.
Vertech has proudly supported INPEX since 2015, following the baseline hull structural inspection contract award. This contract saw Vertech’s marine inspectors working closely with INPEX throughout the construction phase in South Korea. Vertech’s scope of services expanded as the INPEX assets arrived in Australian waters and transitioned into operations.
The Vertech team now delivers comprehensive inspection and integrity services across the INPEX facilities, specialist maintenance work and turnaround support. During the first two major INPEX turnarounds, Vertech delivered a wide range of services, providing over 175 multi-disciplined technicians. We are immensely proud to have achieved a perfect safety record during the 2022 Ichthys LNG maintenance turnaround.
In the spirit of collaboration and teamwork, and to show our gratitude for INPEX’s support in our combined pursuit of safety excellence, Vertech presented a unique gift to INPEX’s Takahiko Ikeda (Director, Senior Executive Vice President) and Wataru Nojiri (Executive Officer). Our gift incorporated framed project images and a woven djeng (fish) from Darwin’s Traditional Owners, the Larrakia people, symbolically of the word Ichthys.
The djeng was purchased from Darwin’s Aboriginal Bush Traders and framed by Gallery360 in Perth.
We want to extend our immense gratitude to the Vertech and INPEX teams who came together and achieved this incredible goal. Everyone who worked on this project deserves a share of the honour.
If you would like to know more, please do not hesitate to contact info@vertechgroup.com.au or check out our V-Flare Specialist Package Here.
