Experience

Project Experience Behind Cemore

The experience behind Cemore has been developed across major FPSO newbuild, conversion, redeployment and offshore execution programmes in international shipyards and operating environments.

The selected projects presented below reflect responsibilities undertaken during Chris Morton’s wider career and provide the practical foundation for Cemore’s project leadership, assurance and advisory services.

SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE

KRAKEN FPSO

FPSO Conversion and Project Delivery — North Sea

Responsibilities undertaken included project delivery management across planning, construction, dimensional control, installation and commissioning. The programme required close coordination of technical and execution interfaces, clear visibility of physical progress and sustained attention to offshore readiness.

Key areas of involvement:

Project delivery and execution planning
Construction and installation management
Dimensional and interface control
Mechanical completion and commissioning readiness

KNARR FPSO

FPSO Newbuild and Project Delivery — North Sea

Responsibilities undertaken included project delivery and construction management during the FPSO newbuild programme at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. The work required close coordination across engineering, construction, completions and commissioning, with continued attention to progress, interfaces, quality and readiness for sailaway and handover.

Key areas of involvement:

Project delivery and execution planning
Shipyard construction management
Engineering and construction interface
Progress, schedule and quality oversight
Mechanical completion and commissioning readiness
Sailaway and handover readiness

Additional Delivery Experience

MARINE OPERATIONS & TOWAGE

Complex ocean towage, vessel coordination, contingency planning and offshore readiness.

Responsibilities undertaken included planning and operational support for complex marine movements, from initial vessel and route assessment through departure, passage, arrival and offshore readiness.

Key areas of involvement:

Ocean towage planning and execution
Tug and support-vessel selection
Tow procedures and readiness reviews
Weather, route and contingency planning
Tow gear and connection-arrangement verification
Coordination between vessel masters, yards and offshore teams

SUBSEA TIEBACK & FIELD INTEGRATION

Planning and delivery of subsea scopes, installation interfaces and offshore execution.

Responsibilities undertaken included project management of subsea tieback scopes from planning and procurement through offshore installation, testing and handover.

Key areas of involvement:

Subsea execution planning and integrated scheduling
Engineering, procurement and vendor coordination
Installation-vessel and campaign readiness
Host-facility, production and contractor interfaces
Risk, contingency and weather planning
Testing, completion and operational handover

OFFSHORE HOOK-UP & INSTALLATION

Mooring, hook-up, SIMOPS, vessel coordination and operational problem-solving.

Responsibilities undertaken included planning and offshore delivery of FPSO hook-up, mooring and installation activities within complex and changing operational environments.

Key areas of involvement:

Hook-up planning and offshore readiness
Mooring and installation coordination
AHTS and support-vessel interfaces
SIMOPS and daily priority management
Weather contingency and operational decision-making
Integration of construction, commissioning and operations