Ship conversion of M.T. Northia to FPSO Ikdam

On the 4th of October 2001, the IKDAM FPSO, converted from the former M.T. Northia, sailed from Malta Shipyards to undergo sea trails before taking up station on the Isis off the coast of Tunisia. This marked the successful completion project of the conversion project the contract which had been awarded to Malta Shipyards by Brovig RDS of Aberdeen in January 2001, following stiff competition between a number of shipyards.

The project began in February and the work involved the removal of the bulbous bow, extensive hull modifications for the connection of the patented Tripod Catenary Mooring System (TCMS), installation of new generating capacity, fabrication and installation of a helicopter deck, process deck, flare stack and bow cantilever and gantry, full hull blasting and coating, upgrading of accommodation, fire fighting and life saving systems and equipment and modifications to the propulsion system.

The topside facilities, supplied, installed and commissioned by Expro Production Solutions, included an oil production plant and a 3 MMSCFD gaslift system.