A new 180-ton crawler crane is now in place at the Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI) facility for loading and offloading vessels servicing the rapidly expanding operations offshore the new oil producing South American country.
GYSBI General Manager Sean Hill, said the Kobelco 180 ton @ 3.7m radius x 42.7m maximum boom length crawler crane will be operating at berth #1. He said the crane includes a Load Rated Capacity Indicator (RCI) in the operators cab and an external load monitoring traffic light system. Fitted safety devices include: Load safety devices, hook over hoist limit devices (anti 2-blocking), boom over hoist limit device, boom angle detector, hook safety catches and Drop Safe netting.
“The crew utilizing this crane is 100% Guyanese, including Certified Crane Operator, Certified Banksman and a minimum of 1 Certified Load Handler,” Hill pointed out.
He said GYSBI manages this certification internally with a dedicated training department, enabling Guyanese to manage all the lifting operations throughout the base.
“Every lifting operation is Risk Assessed and a Categorised as Routine or Non-Routine, from which a relevant Lifting Plan is produced, accompanied with a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and any relevant supporting documents,” he explained.
GYSBI, which is the main facility servicing Guyana’s deepwater operations, recently announced that it is constructing two additional berths to the value of US$16 million that will allow for heavy lifting services to be executed on location. This is expected play a significant role in boosting the capabilities of the shore base, which is the main service provider for ExxonMobil’s offshore exploration and production operations.
