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Application
Application requirements on FPSOs

Due to the trend towards oil production from remote or
deepwater locations, FPSO (Floating Production Storage
Offloading) units are increasingly used in the upstream Oil
& Gas Industry. Safety is a primary concern on an FPSO.
Safety valves are used on FPSOs to protect the different
topside modules for:
• Oil and gas separation and treatment
• Compression
• Water injection
• Power generation, and other processes
FPSO applications have special requirements to safety val-
ves. They result from the diverse media and processes on
an FPSO and the environment in which the FPSO operates:
• Sea water or seawater / hydrocarbon emulsion as a
protected medium: Valve materials must be resistant to
corrosion to enable longer service intervals and to ensure
the operational reliability of the safety valve.
• Sour gas (H2S) service: Valve materials must comply to
NACE specifications
• Offshore environment: Valve shell must be made from
corrosion-resistant materials or adequately coated
• Approval of the relevant classification societies
(DNV, ABS etc.)
Also in logistics, FPSOs have special requirements because
they operate globally. Spare parts and replacement valves
must be available around the globe with very short lead
times.

FPSO - Topside modules

Together with leading FPSO builders and operators,

LESER developed a comprehensive Industry Solution
for the specific operating conditions on FPSOs. The list
below shows some of our FPSO experience:

References

Customer FPSO / Location

Keppel Shipyard Pte Ltd OSX-1, Brazil

LEWA Pte Ltd OSX-3, Brazil

PV Keez Pte Ltd Lewek Emas, Vietnam

Bumi Armada Singapore

Armada Perdana, Nigeria
Pte Ltd
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Precise solutions for FPSOs

The LESER Industry Solution for the specific operating
conditions on FPSOs consists of three elements:
1. Corrosion protection concept
Mainly Duplex and Super-Duplex materials are used for
corrosion resistance. With the API Alloy Concept, LESER
offers these materials in efficient configurations and
short lead times. Only the parts required by the specific
application are made from Duplex materials. For different
applications, there are different levels.
Besides Duplex materials, also nickel-based materials
like Monel, Hastelloy and Inconel are available in the API
Alloy Concept.
NACE-compliant valve configurations can be ordered
easily with Option Codes for all valves.
Coatings for marine environment are available, such as
multi-layer and epoxy coatings.

Alloy Level Guideline for Corrosive Service

Level Level Description Corrosive Corrosive Opening Opening Repair after Repair after Repair after Components in alloy
conven- bellows medium environ- rare more opening opening opening material
tional ment frequent immediate delayed scheduled

1.0 1.1 Inlet wetted x – x – x – – Nozzle, disc

2.0 - Inlet wetted and trim x – – x – x – Nozzle, disc, spindle, guide
– 2.1 Inlet wetted and bellows x – – x – x – Nozzle, disc, bellows
– 3.1 Inlet and outlet wetted x – – x – – x All medium wetted
4.0 4.1 Valve outside – x N/A N/A – – x All external
5.0 5.1 Complete valve x x – x – – x All components

Inlet & Outlet

Inlet Wetted Inlet Wetted & Guiding Valve External Valve Complete
Wetted
Level 1.0 Level 1.1 Level 2.0 Level 2.1 Level 3 Level 4.0 Level 4.1 Level 5.0 Level 5.1

2. Classification society approvals 3. LESER Order Services (LOS) and spare parts

LESER safety valves are type-approved by leading LESER understands the need of FPSO operators and
classification societies. The table below shows some of shipyards for quick supply of valves and spare parts
them. when an FPSO undergoes repair or retrofitting. Therefore,
LESER Order Services (LOS) offer
• DNV - Det Norske Veritas ValveCard customer-oriented supply chains
with easy ordering and quick
Firma Max Mustermann GmbH

• GL - Germanischer Lloyd Bestellung unter

delivery. Ordering channels and
Kunden-Nr. 26 16 58

• BV - Bureau Veritas
los@leser.com oder Fax 040 251 65 498
delivery times can be designed
around your needs.
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• LROS - Lloyd‘s Register of Shipping

• ABS - American Bureau of Shipping Efficient and quick supply is ensured by more than 25
local stocks and assembly around the world and Spare
• U.S. Coast Guard Classification Part Kits for many valve types.
• RINA - Registro Italiano Navale
Contact the LESER partner
• ClassNK - Nippon Kaiji Kyokai in your country for more
information on the LESER
In addition, third party inspections by classification Industry Solution for FPSOs.
societies e.g. for set pressure are possible. Thanks to On the back page, you find
the experience of LESER, these inspections can be an overview of the LESER
conveniently ordered through an Option Code. Regional Centers.
LESER worldwide
LESER UK LESER Germany André Ramseyer AG LESER China
Bristol, Hamburg and Flamatt, Switzerland Tianjin, Bejing,
United Kingdom Hohenwestedt info@ramseyer.ch Shanghai and Shenzen
sales@leser.co.uk sales@leser.com sales.china@leser.com

LESER Polska
Poznan, Poland
leser@leser.pl

LESER USA LESER France

Charlotte (NC) Toulouse
salesus@leser.com contact@leser.fr
LESER Singapore
Singapore
sales@leser.com.sg

LESER Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
vendas@leser.com.br LESER Bahrain LESER India
Al Manamah Mumbai and Paithan
salesme@leser.com info@faingerleser.com

LESER Regional Center

LESER stock and local assembly

LESER representative

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