Acteon’s SEPLA anchor receives ABS approval for permanent moorings

Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, is pleased to announce that their Suction Embedded Plate Anchor (SEPLA) has received ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) approval for permanent moorings. 

Getting ABS class approval is an important achievement in the field of permanent moorings for floating facilities, be it in oil and gas or floating offshore wind, where reducing mooring system capital cost without sacrificing safety and reliability is paramount. 

A proven technology 

The SEPLA combines two proven technologies – suction piles and plate anchors – to increase the anchor point efficiency of pre-set moorings and reduce mooring system costs for floating structures. The SEPLA system uses a suction follower (similar to a suction pile) to embed a plate anchor deeply in the soil. The suction follower is retrieved once the plate anchor is brought to design soil depth and can be used again and again to install additional plate anchors. 

SEPLA anchors have the same location and depth precision as suction piles but are more efficient geotechnically. They are significantly smaller and up to four times lighter than equivalent suction piles, substantially reducing the cost of the mooring system. 

The SEPLA has a successful track record of over 180 installations worldwide, from the Gulf of Mexico to West Africa and Asia.

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