FPSO delivery photos from the gCaptain archives… enjoy!
Ever wonder how a huge FPSO is delivered to it’s destination? Shipspotting forum points us to Seven Marine’s photos of a recent heavy lift operation:
The FPSO Sevan Voyageur left Yantai Raffles Shipyard in China this morning. The FPSO is placed onboard a dry tow vessel and is on its way to the Keppel Verolme shipyard for topside hook-up and commissioning. FPSO Sevan Voyageur will be installed on the Shelley field in the central UK North Sea in 2008, under a five year contract with Oilexco North Sea Ltd.
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what is aFPSO?
A “Floating Production, Storage and Offloading” vessel. It is basically a tanker that sits out near a production oil rig. The oil comes up through the rig and is sent out (via subsea pipelines) to the FPSO where it is stored until a shuttle tanker can stop by to pick up the oil.
These are not currently used much in the US since the Gulf Of Mexico has a substantial Subsea infrastructure (underwater pipelines to deliver oil). They are used heavily in places like Nigeria that have either young fields or ones far from the shoreline.
Since u have so many contacts in this field, can u assist with finding a FPSO vessel for sale. I know it is hard to come by these days, given the demand for such vessels. Perhaps you can recommend a shipyard so that i can contact them. Thanks, look forward to your reply. Helen Vincent
Since u have so many contacts in this field, can u assist with finding a FPSO vessel for sale. I know it is hard to come by these days, given the demand for such vessels. Perhaps you can recommend a shipyard so that i can contact them. Thanks, look forward to your reply. Helen Vincent
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