Case Studies

ACE Mooring System for Brent Delta decommissioning project

Leading global deck machinery specialist, ACE Winches successfully mobilised a 6 point mooring system to anchor the Iron Lady Barge used on the Brent decommissioning project. The equipment, designed and manufactured by ACE Winches at their global headquarters, Turriff, Aberdeenshire is now in situ…

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Platform Installation Package for Aasta Hansteen Topside Transfer
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We designed, engineered and manufactured two 120te Hydraulic Drum Winch packages for the project.  As part of the supply, we delivered a bespoke wireless control system which allowed the winches to be synchronised for simultaneous operations from the two locations. 

HPU CONTROL…

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Pull-In Winch Package for Stampede Development Project

ACE Winches was contracted to provide a Pull-In Winch Package, ACE Personnel and ACE Engineering for the Stampede Green Canyon Development Project situated in the Gulf of Mexico. 

The ACE Pull-In Winch Package was required to pull in two umbilical’s to the Stampede Tension Leg Platform (TLP).…

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Following an inspection and survey of the components, ACE Winches were awarded a contract to rebuild a turret winch aboard the Alba FSU. 

We were required to procure, fabricate and refurbish the necessary replacement components and subsequently reassemble the winch ready for operation. We also…

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Lift and Tow Winch Package for Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm

ACE Winches Hire Division supplied a lift and tow winch package on board a construction support vessel, the Polar Prince for Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm installation.

Located off the North Wales coast in Liverpool Bay, the Wind Farm is one of the world’s largest with 160 wind turbines.

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ACE Winches supplies winch solution for the DolWin Topside Float-over

ACE Winches, a leading global supplier of specialised marine deck machinery, successfully mobilized and installed a winch package for use on the jacket installation and float-over of the DolWin Topside platform.

The DolWin platform is one of the world’s largest high voltage direct current (HVDC)…

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ACE 4-Track Tensioner Package for  Ichthys LNG project

ACE Winches supplied McDermotts an ACE 50te SWL 4-Track Tensioner package for the support in laying 49 kilometers of umbilicals for the Ichthys LNG project. The umbilicals spread across a 400 square kilometer area of the Itchthys field, in the Browse Basin, about 220 kilometers offshore Western…

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ACE 200 Tonne Reel Drive System for  Jankrik complex development project

ACE Winches was awarded the contract to supply TechnipFMC an ACE 200te Reel Drive System for Jankrik Complex Project.

The Jangkrik project located in the Muara Bakau PSC working area, approximately 70 kilometers off the coast of Makassar Strait, Indonesia, at water depth ranging from 200 to 430…

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Coil Tubing Lift Frame Winch Safety Upgrade

We were contracted to conduct a safety upgrade on seven 12 tonne drum winches we had previously manufactured and supplied.

The work involved the fitting of a secondary brake system to the motor side of the drum to give the winches a double break system.

The motor was removed from the winch and…

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Electric Winch Overhaul

Refurbishment of three 16.5te Electric Thruster Winches and Control System as per Maersk workscope.

SCOPE OF WORK

• Provision of replacement winch foundation • All parts and components cleaned,blasted and painted • FAT tested to ACE specifications • Configured load limit function

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