The giant floating production, storage and offloading unit for Dana Petroleum's Western Isles development project in the North Sea has reached Rotterdam following a seven-week trip from China. The Western Isles FPSO was loaded aboard COSCO Shipping's new semi-submersible heavy lift ship MV Xin Guang Hua in February following delivery from the Cosco shipyard in China. The … [Read more...]
Samsung Heavy Says $776 Million order for FPSO Facility Cancelled
SEOUL, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd said on Friday that a 907.6 billion won ($776.8 million) order for a substructure for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has been cancelled. The South Korean shipbuilder said in a regulatory filing that the order, which came from an unspecified European firm, was … [Read more...]
Ghana Opens The Valves On A $1 billion FPSO
By Kwasi Kpodo (Reuters) Ghana began pumping crude from a second offshore field operated by British company Tullow Oil on Thursday, hoping the additional revenue will boost its flagging economy. The Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) field expects to average around 23,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2016, eventually reaching 80,000 bpd along with associated … [Read more...]
Ship Photos of the Day – Dockwise Vanguard Loads Gargantuan Cargo in Rotterdam
Dockwise Vanguard, the world's most capable semi-submersible heavy lift ship, was in the Port of Rotterdam this weekend to load the Armada Intrepid Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) for transport to Indonesia. With a length of 245 meters, the FPSO is the longest cargo ever loaded onto the heavy lift ship, according to Dockwise's parent company Boskalis. The … [Read more...]
Teekay’s Petrojarl Knarr FPSO Hit by ‘Small Fire’
Teekay's Petrojarl Knarr FPSO has been hit by a small fire less than a week after producing its first oil from the Knarr field in the North Sea offshore Norway. The Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit is chartered by BG Group from Teekay Corporation (NYSE: TK) for an initial period of 6 years, with extension options. BG Group confirmed the incident … [Read more...]
Video Shows Aftermath of FPSO Cidade de São Mateus Explosion
The following video was filmed aboard the FPSO Cidade de São Mateus after an explosion that killed nine people on 11 February. … [Read more...]
Remaining Victims Recovered from Cidade de São Mateus FPSO Off Brazil
BW Offshore has confirmed that the remaining three missing crew have been recovered from its Cidade de São Mateus FPSO, bringing the total official number of fatalities from last month's explosion incident off Brazil to nine. Two other crew members remain in the hospital in stable condition, the company said. "The rescue efforts of the past several days have now ended and … [Read more...]