SharpEye radars for Ichthys LNG project

Kelvin Hughes has supplied two SBS-800 SharpEye radars for the Ichthys off-shore LNG project, located 220km off the coast of Western Australian in the Browse basin, the company announced on 22 June.

The radars will be installed on the Central Processing Facility (CPF) and Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, which are stationed 3.5km apart on the Ichthys field. The CPF and FPSO will communicate through a dedicate fibre optic network.

The CPF sends condensate to the FPSO, which processes, stores and periodically offloads stabilised condensate for exporting to the market.

The two SBS-800 SharpEye radars will provide significant sensor data for the SAAB V3000 Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) core. The radars will provide a combined security surface picture and situational awareness around the operational field. They feature SharpEye technology, X-Band frequency, Doppler processing and pulse compression capabilities to filter rain and sea clutter.

The solid-state transceiver also does not need maintenance and can be installed upmast in the antenna turning unit.

Australian Maritime Systems (AMS) is responsible for the complex design, integration and commissioning of the INPEX CPF and FPSO systems. 

Spike Hughes, sales and marketing director, Kelvin Hughes, said: ‘The Ichthys field is ranked as one of the most significant oil and gas projects currently under development anywhere in the world, so we’re delighted that INPEX has chosen Kelvin Hughes to help provide them with the situational awareness capability that their offshore facilities need.

‘Partnering with AMS with a number of other oil and gas projects that we have recently provided radar systems for, it represents a real vote of confidence in our SharpEye technology.’