Floating
Floating
Floating
The circular FPSO Sevan Voyageur moored at Nymo yard at Eydehavn, Norway
A floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit is a floating vessel used by the offshore
oil and gas industry for the production and processing of hydrocarbons, and for the storage of oil. An
FPSO vessel is designed to receive hydrocarbons produced by itself or from
nearby platforms or subsea template, process them, and store oil until it can be offloaded onto
a tanker or, less frequently, transported through a pipeline. FPSOs are preferred in frontier offshore
regions as they are easy to install, and do not require a local pipeline infrastructure to export oil.
FPSOs can be a conversion of an oil tanker or can be a vessel built specially for the application. A
vessel used only to store oil (without processing it) is referred to as a floating storage and offloading
(FSO) vessel.
Recent developments in LNG industry require relocation of conventional LNG processing trains into
the sea to unlock remote, smaller gas fields that would not be economical to develop otherwise,
reduce capital expenses, and impact to environment. [1] Emerging new type of FLNG facilities will be
used. Unlike FPSOs apart of gas production, storage and offloading, they will also allow full scale
deep processing, same as onshore LNG plant has to offer but squeezed to 25% of its footprint. [2] The
first 3 FLNG's were constructed in 2016: Prelude FLNG (Shell), PFLNG1 and PFLNG2 (Petronas).
Contents
1History
2Mechanisms
3Advantages
4Types
5Vessels
o 5.1Records
6References
7External links
History[edit]
Oil has been produced from offshore locations since the late 1940s. Originally, all oil platforms sat on
the seabed, but as exploration moved to deeper waters and more distant locations in the 1970s,
floating production systems came to be used.
The first oil FPSO was built in 1977 on the Shell Castellon field, located in the Spanish
Mediterranean.[3] Today, over 270 vessels are deployed worldwide as oil FPSOs.
On July 29, 2009, Shell and Samsung announced an agreement to build up to 10 LNG FPSOs, [4] at
same Samsung Yard Flex LNG appeared to construct smaller units. [5]
On May 20, 2011, Royal Dutch Shell announced the planned development of a floating liquefied
natural gas facility (FLNG), called Prelude with 488 m long and 74 m wide, which is to be situated
200 km off the coast of Western Australia and is due for completion in around 2016, the largest
vessel man-made ever.[6] Royal Dutch Shell (2013), LNG FPSO (Liquefied Natural Gas Floating
production Storage and Offloading), Samsung Heavy Industries at a cost of $12 Billion.[7]
In June 2012, Petronas made a contract of procurement engineering, construction, installation and
commissioning, a project with the Technip and DSME consortium. [8] The unit is destined for the
Kanowit gas field off Sarawak, Malaysia. It is expected to be the World's First Floating Liquefaction
Unit in operation when completed in 2015.[9]
At the opposite (discharge and regasification) end of the LNG chain, the first ever conversion of
an LNG carrier, Golar LNG owned Moss type LNG carrier into an LNG floating storage and
regasification unit was carried out in 2007 by Keppel shipyard in Singapore.[10]
Mechanisms[edit]
Oil produced from offshore production platforms can be transported to the mainland either by
pipeline or by tanker. When a tanker is chosen to transport the oil, it is necessary to accumulate oil in
some form of storage tank, such that the oil tanker is not continuously occupied during oil
production, and is only needed once sufficient oil has been produced to fill the tanker. [11]
Advantages[edit]
Floating production, storage and offloading vessels are particularly effective in remote or deep water
locations, where seabed pipelines are not cost effective. FPSOs eliminate the need to lay expensive
long-distance pipelines from the processing facility to an onshore terminal. This can provide an
economically attractive solution for smaller oil fields, which can be exhausted in a few years and do
not justify the expense of installing a pipeline. Furthermore, once the field is depleted, the FPSO can
be moved to a new location.[11]
Types[edit]
A Floating Storage and Offloading unit (FSO) is essentially a simplified FPSO, without the
capability for oil or gas processing. Most FSOs are converted single hull supertankers. An example
is Knock Nevis, ex Seawise Giant, which for many years was the world's largest ship. It was
converted into an FSO for offshore use before being scrapped.
At the other end of the LNG logistics chain, where the natural gas is brought back to ambient
temperature and pressure, specially modified ships may also be used as floating storage and
regasification units (FSRUs). A LNG floating storage and regasification unit receives liquefied
natural gas (LNG) from offloading LNG carriers, and the onboard regasification system provides
natural gas exported to shore through risers and pipelines.
Vessels[edit]
Records[edit]
In addition to the historical records already mentioned, a few more are added in this section.
The FPSO operating in the deepest waters is the FPSO BW Pioneer, built and operated by BW
Offshore on behalf of Petrobras Americas INC. The FPSO is moored at a depth of 2,600 m in Block
249 Walker Ridge in the US Gulf of Mexico and is rated for 80,000 bbl/d (13,000 m3/d). The EPCI
contract was awarded in October 2007 and production started in early 2012. The FPSO conversion
was carried out at MMHE Shipyard Pasir Gudang in Malaysia, while the topsides were fabricated in
modules at various international vendor locations. The FPSO has a disconnectable turret (APL). The
vessel can disconnect in advance of hurricanes and reconnect with minimal down time. [12] A contract
for an FPSO to operate in even deeper waters (2,900 m) for Shell's Stones field in the US Gulf of
Mexico was awarded to SBM Offshore in July 2013.[13]
One of the world's largest FPSO is the Kizomba A, with a storage capacity of 2.2 million barrels
(350,000 m3). Built at a cost of over US$ 800 million by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, Korea, it
is operated by Esso Exploration Angola (ExxonMobil). Located in 1200 meters (3,940 ft) of water at
Deep water block 200 statute miles (320 km) offshore in the Atlantic Ocean from Angola, Central
Africa, it weighs 81,000 tonnes and is 285 meters long, 63 meters wide, and 32 meters high (935 ft
by 207 ft (63 m) by 105 ft).[14]
The first FSO in the Gulf of Mexico, The FSO Ta'Kuntah, has been in operation since August 1998.
The FSO, owned and operated by MODEC, is under a service agreement with PEMEX Exploration
and Production. The vessel was installed as part of the Cantarell Field Development. The field is
located in the Bay of Campeche, offshore Mexico's Yucatán peninsula. It is a converted ULCC
tanker with a SOFEC external turret mooring system, two flexible risers connected in a lazy-S
configuration between the turret and a pipeline end manifold (PLEM) on the seabed, and a unique
offloading system. The FSO is designed to handle 800,000 bbl/d (130,000 m3/d) with no allowance
for downtime.[15]
The Skarv FPSO, developed and engineered by Aker Solutions for BP Norge, is one of the most
advanced and largest FPSO deployed in the Norwegian Sea, offshore Mid Norway. Skarv is a gas
condensate and oil field development. The development ties in five sub-sea templates, and the
FPSO has capacity to include several smaller wells nearby in the future. The process plant on the
vessel can handle about 19,000,000 cubic metres per day (670,000,000 cu ft/d) of gas and 13,500
cubic metres per day (480,000 cu ft/d) of oil.[16] An 80 km gas export pipe ties into Åsgard transport
system. Aker Solutions (formerly Aker Kvaerner) developed the front-end design for the floating
production facility as well as the overall system design for the field and preparation for procurement
and project management of the total field development. [17] The hull is an Aker Solutions proprietary
"Tentech975" design.[18] BP also selected Aker Solutions to perform the detail engineering,
procurement and construction management assistance (EPcma) for the Skarv field development.
The EPcma contract covers detail engineering and procurement work for the FPSO topsides as well
as construction management assistance to BP including hull and topside facilities. The production
started in field on August 2011. [19] BP awarded the contract for fabrication of the Skarv FPSO hull
to Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea and the Turret contract to SBM. The FPSO has a
length of 292 m, beam of 50.6 m and is 29 m deep, accommodates about 100 people in single
cabins. The hull is delivered in January 2010.[17]
Current vehicles' types[edit]
As of August 2015, there are more than 277 Floating Production Units in use around the world, of
which 62% are FPSOs.[20] Largest User of them is Petrobrás as of January 2015.[21]
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
Abu 50,82
6 t, Armata
02.1996
Handy
Peninsula MISC Kuala
Sonata Abu
r Conversi Lumpur, Malays
002 04.1990 FSO Cluster, Sout Petronas Carigali 2006
Mala on ia
Kikuwa h China Sea
ysia FPSO Ventures
01.1990
Kikuwa
Maru No.2
1980
Africa,
236,638 t
length 380
m beam 68
m draft Osg
19.3 m Shipmanagement
Conversi
003 Speed 16.5 FSO UK Newcastle upon 2010
on
kn, ex-mv Tyne, United
Ti Africa Kingdom
07.2004
Hellespont
Metropolis
2002
004 Agbami, FPSO Nige Star Deep Water Newbuil 2007 Chevron
198,470 t ria Petroleum d Daewoo
beam Lagos, Nigeria Shipbuilding &
moulded Marine
58.4 m Engineering Geo
depth je, South Korea
moulded
32.0 m
draft 23.5
m length
overall
320.0 m
length
between
perpendicu
lar 320.0
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
m length
scantlings
310.4 m
Alvheim,
71,058 t
length
252.2 m,
Aker
ex-mv Nor Conversi
006 FPSO BP Stavanger, Nor 2005 Vetco
Odin way on
way
27.01.2003
Navion
Odin 2001
tanker
Al
Zaafarana,
55,935 t,
ex-mv
Camar
Nusantara
04.1991
Asoka Warda, Gulf Egy Conversi Gemsa
007 FSO Aker Solutions 1994
Nusantara of Suez pt on Petroleum Co
01.1985
Kavo
Longos
01.1976
Golar Ron
1969
tanker
008 Anasuria, FPSO Teal, Teal Unit Shell Newbuil 1996 Mhi Nagasaki
74,691 t South, ed d Shipyard &
length Guillemot Kingdom Engine
234.2 m A, North Works Nagasaki,
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
beam 44.8
m draft Sea Japan
23.8 m
Angsi,
39,984 t,
ex-mv
Bertina
Peninsula
11.1989
Angsi, Sout r Conversi MISC / FPSO
010 Petrobulk FSO Talisman 2005
h China Sea Mala on Ventures
Saturn
ysia
1988
Kohyoh
Maru 1982
tanker
upgrade at
Aoka Dubai (from
Mizu, Q3 2017) Unit
66,426 t Newbuil Bluewater
011 FPSO ed Hurricane Energy 1999
length Lancaster d Energy Services
Kingdom
241m (from Q3
beam 44m 2018), North
Sea
012 Apollo FSO North Sea Nor Teekay Petrojarl Conversi 2006 Teekay Petrojarl
Spirit, way on
89,421 t
length 284
m beam 42
m draft 8
m, ex-mv
Nordic
Apollo
01.1991
Coastal
Jade
01.1991
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
Jade
Phoenix
01.1991
Coast Jade
1983 El
Paso Cove
Point 1983
tanker
Ardjuna Oil
Arco field, Indo Pertamina Hulu
013 FPSO 1973 Pertamina
Ardjuna West Java nesia Energy
Sea
Arendal
Spirit, the Teekay as
Floating
second and Rio de Logitel Offshore
Accomm Brazi Newbuil
014 third unit Janeiro Braz Petrobras 2015 Holdings with
odation l d
are il Norway's Sevan
Vessel
delayed in Marine
China
Western
Armada Balnaves Bumi Armada Conversi Bumi Armada
015 FPSO Aust 2014
Claire field Berhad on Berhad
ralia
Armada
Intrepid, ex- Harland &
Unit Newbuil
ex- Schiehallion 2015, Wolff Heavy
016 FPSO ed BP d, under
Schiehalli , North 1998 Industries, Belfa
Kingdom refit
on, 86,074 Atlantic st, UK
t
Armada Keppel
Conversi
Olombend FPSO Block 15/06 Angola Eni 2017 Singapore / Buri
on
o[22] Armada
Armada Nige Allied Bumi Armada
017 FPSO Oyo 2010
Perdana ria Energy / Agip Berhad
Armada Nige Conversi Bumi Armada
018 FPSO Okoro Setu Afren / AMNI 2009
Perkasa ria on Berhad
019 Armada FPSO D1 field, Off India "ONGC"Bumi Conversi 2012 Bumi Armada
Sterling, West Coast Armada Berhad on Berhad
58,510 t,
ex-mv
Umbe
08.2011
Monte
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
Umbe
12.2004
Toula Z
1997
tanker
Armada
Sterling II,
ex-mv
Albany Keppel Tuas
C7 Field,
08.02.2003 "ONGC" Forbes Conversi Shipyard
020 FPSO Off West India 2014
Eagle Bumi Armada on Bumi Armada
Coast
Albany Berhad
1998,
57,929 t
tanker
Armada
tgt I ex-
Armada
Perwira,
82,967 t,
ex-mv Te Giac
Viet Armada Tgt Kuala Conversi
021 Layak FPSO Trang 2011
nam Lumpur, Malaysia on
15.04.2010 field (TGT)
Jag Layak
09.2006
Seaprinces
s 1996
tanker
Aseng,
144,072 t,
ex-mv
Bauhinia
01.2008
JV (SBM Offshore /
Island Equatoria
GE Petrol)
Bauhinia l Conversi
022 FPSO Aseng Single Buoy 2011 SBM Offshore
09.2001 C Guin on
Moorings
Frontier ea
Marly, Switzerland
1997
Yukong
Frontier
1988
tanker
023 Asgard A FPSO Åsgard, Nor Nor Equinor Newbuil 1998 Nagasu Hitachi
(Åsgard th Sea way d Shipbuilding &
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
11.1995
Esso
Picardie
1976
tanker
Bertam ex
Ikdam,
68,438 t,
ex-mv
Northia
Mala Lundin Services Conversi 2015, Jurong, Singapor
031 02.1980 FPSO
ysia Labuan, Malaysia on 2001 e
Oceanic
Renown
09.1979
Kronoland
1971
Bleo
Holm,
59,248 t Ross, Blake, Unit
Talisman-Sinopec E Newbuil 1999, Bluewater
032 length 242 FPSO Parry, North ed
nergy UK d 1997[24] Energy Services
m beam 40 Sea Kingdom
m draft 21
m
Bo hai
Ming Zhu
Hao, Penglai19-3, Chin Conversi
033 FPSO ConocoPhillips 2003[25] CNOOC
38,688 t, Bohai a on
ex 1993
tanker
Bonga,
174,662 t
length
Bonga, Gulf Nige Samsung Heavy
034 305.1 m FPSO Shell 2005[26]
of Guinea ria Industries
beam 58 m
draft 23.4
m
035 Brasil, FPSO Roncador Brazi Petrobras Conversi 2002[27] SBM Offshore
120,545 t, field, Camp l on
ex-mv os Basin
Moscliff
1993 Esso
Freeport
1987 Esso
Saba 1974
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
tanker
Brotojoyo,
37,987 t
length
202.5 m
beam 38.4
draft 11.8
m, ex-mv
Ladon
Emerald
03.1999 Indo Conversi
036 FPSO Maritime Jakarta, In 2005
Ionio nesia on
donesia
04.1998
Chiba
Spirit
06.1991
Sea
Silkroad
1980
tanker
Bunga
Kertas,
52,206 t, North Lukut Peninsula
Petronas Carigali
ex-mv & Penara, r Conversi DPS / FPSO
037 FPSO Misc Kuala 1993[28]
Neptune South China Mala on Ventures
Lumpur, Malaysia
Otome Sea ysia
1986
tanker
Unit
BW Athena, Nor BW Offshore for Conversi
038 FPSO ed 2012 BW Offshore
Athena th Sea UK Ithaca Energy on
Kingdom
039 BW FPSO Lula Brazi BW Conversi 2009 BW
Cidade de field, Brazil l Offshore for Petrobr on Offshore Petrobr
São as as
Vicente,
72,654 t,
ex-mv Bw
Peace
10.2007
Bw
Endeavour
24.05.2006
Whakaaro
pai
03.1996
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
Ellida
04.1990
Umm
Shaif 1976
tanker
Terang
BW Joko Indo BW Offshore for Conversi
040 FPSO Sirasun 2012 BW Offshore
Tole nesia Kangean Energy on
Batur (TSB)
BW
Pioneer,
56,091 t
length
241.78 m
beam 42
draft 13.9
m, ex-mv
Cascade & BW
Sarasota Conversi
041 FPSO Chinook, Gu USA Offshore for Petrobr 2010 BW Offshore
06.2005 on
lf of Mexico as America
Tsunami
05.2003
Minerva
Concert
15.12.1999
Stena
Concert
1992
BW Offshore
Samsung
BW
Conversi Shipbuilding &
042 Singapore, FSRU BW Offshore 2015
on Heavy
98,000 t
Industries Geoje,
South Korea
Capixaba,
137,452 t,
ex-mv
Stena
Congress
Golfinho, Es
16.05.1990 Brazi Conversi
043 FPSO pírito Petrobras 2005[29] SBM Offshore
Peconic l on
Santo Basin
01.1980
Universe
Mariner
1974
tanker
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
Unit
Captain, Nor Newbuil
044 Captain FPSO ed Chevron 1996[30]
th Sea d
Kingdom
Peninsula
Cendor, Sou r Conversi MISC / FPSO
045 Cendor FSO Petrofac 2006[31]
th China Sea Mala on Ventures
ysia
Cendor
Peninsula MISC / E&P
field,
Cendor r E&P O&M Services Conversi O&M Services
046 FPSO PM304, 2014
Phase 2 Mala Sdn Bhd, EPOMS on Sdn Bhd
South China
ysia EPOMS
Sea
Cidade de
Anchieta, Baleia Azul
SBM (Single Buoy
273,000 t field, Camp SBM
Brazi Moorings Inc.) Conversi
047 length 344 FPSO os 2009[32] Offshore Petrobr
l Marly, Switzerland on
m beam 51 Basin, Brazi as
for Petrobras
m height l
28 m
Cidade de
Campos
Angra dos Brazi Conversi
048 FPSO Basin, Brazi Petrobras Petrobras
Reis l on
l
MV22
Cidade de
Ilha Bela,
160,842 t, QGOG (Queiroz
ex-mv Sapinhoá Galvão Óleo e Gás) SBM Offshore
Anne field, Santos Brazi SBM (Single Buoy Conversi Petrobras
049 FPSO 2013[33]
12.2010 Basin, Brazi l Moorings Inc.) on Hyundai Heavy
Hyundai l Marly, Switzerland Industries
Banner for Petrobras
1996
tanker
Cidade de
Itaguaí
Iracema
MV26,
Norte, Santo
82,000 t Brazi MODEC for Petrob Conversi
050 FPSO s 2015[34] MODEC
length 332 l ras on
Basin, Brazi
m beam 58
l
m height
31 m
051 Cidade de FPSO Santos Brazi Petrojarl for Petrobr Conversi 2012 Petrojarl
Itajaí, Basin, Brazi l as on Hyundai Heavy
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
57,516 t,
ex-mv Arc
Ii
24.10.2011
Archon
12.2009 Capital
Industries Ulsan,
Arc l Shipmanagement At
South Korea
05.2007 hens, Greece
Archon
11.2004
Spectrum
1985
tanker
Iracema MODEC for Petrob
Cidade de
South area ras in partnership
Mangarati
of the Lula Brazi with BG E&P Conversi
052 ba, crew FPSO 2014[35] MODEC
field, Santos l Brasil Ltda. (25%) on
110
Basin, Brazi and Petrogal Brasil
members
l S.A. (10%)
Cidade de
Maricá,
159,187 t
length
Lula Alto
346.5 m SBM (Single Buoy SBM Offshore
BM-S-11 Newbuil
beam 58 m Brazi Moorings Inc.) Petrobras
053 FPSO field, Santos d, in 2015[36]
height 32.6 l Marly, Switzerland CXG China
Basin, Brazi build
m, ex-mv for Petrobras Estaleiro Brasa
l
Eli 2011
Eli Maersk
2000
tanker
Cidade de
Niteroí,
144,898 t
length
304.5 crew
Marlim
100
Leste
members, Brazi MODEC for Petrob Conversi
054 FPSO field, Santos 2008[37] MODEC
ex-mv l ras on
Basin, Brazi
Apollo
l
Shoju
09.2005
Shoju
Maru 1986
tanker
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
Cidade de
Paraty,
148,661 t
length 328
m beam 56
m,
Theseus
SBM (Single Buoy
05.08.2010 SBM
Brazi Moorings Inc.) Conversi
055 Ciadade FPSO Brazil 2012 Offshore Petrobr
l Marly, Switzerland on
De Paraty as
for Petrobras
12.2008
Titan Aries
06.2005
World
Prelude
1988
tanker
Cidade do
Rio de
Janeiro
MV14, Espadarte
146,575 t, Sul
ex-mv field, Camp Brazi MODEC for Petrob Conversi
056 FPSO 2007[38] MODEC
Bright os l ras on
Jewel Basin, Brazi
06.2004 l
Tokyo
Maru 1986
tanker
Cidade de
Santos
MV20,
118,273 t,
ex-mv
Bateau Petrobras
09.2005 Brazi Gas Opportunity Conversi
057 FPSO Brazil 2010 Petrobras
Bon l Mv2 Amsterdam, N on
Bateau etherlands
01.1983
Amoco
Singapore
1973
tanker
058 Cidade de FPSO Camarupim, Brazi BW Conversi 2007[39] BW Offshore
São Brazil l Offshore for Petrobr on Petrobras
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
Mateus as
Cidade de
São Paulo
MV23,
160,508 t
length 332
m beam 58
m draft 12
m, ex-mv
Brazi MODEC for Petrob Conversi
059 Jewel FPSO Brazil 2011 MODEC
l ras on
2010
Radiant
Jewel
2001
Golar
Glasgow
1992
tanker
SBM (Single Buoy
Cidade de SBM
Brazi Moorings Inc.) Newbuil
060 Saquarem FPSO Brazil 2016 Offshore Petrobr
l Marly, Switzerland d
a as
for Petrobras
Cidade de
Vitória ex
Victoria,
134,606 t,
ex-mv
Saipem Portugal
Margaux Golfinho Saipem Portugal
Comercio
10.1996 II, Espírito Brazi Conversi Comercio
061 FPSO Maritimo Funchal, 2006
Star Santo Basin, l on Maritimo Funch
Madeira for Petrobr
Veraguas Brazil al, Madeira
as
10.1990
Texaco
Veraguas
1976
tanker
Cilacap
Permina
Samudra
Hakodate
104 length Indo Pertamina Jakarta, I Newbuil
062 FSO 1975 Dock Hakodate,
246.7 m nesia ndonesia d
Japan
beam
35.03 m
draft 5.6 m
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
New
Orleans
1965
Dynamic
Producer,
73,641 t
length 256 Dalian New
Buzios
m beam 46 Shipbuilding
field, Camp Brazi Petroserv Rio de Conversi
071 m draft 10 FPSO 2007 Heavy
os l Janeiro, Brazil on
m, ex-mv Industry Dalian,
Basin Brazil
Ragnhild China
Knutsen
1987
tanker
EnQuest
Producer,
53,176 t,
ex-Uisge
Gorm (Blu
ewater Alma
Energy (Formerly
2013
Services), Ardmore) Unit Blohm + Voss,
Conversi reconstru
072 ex-mv FPSO Oil field and ed EnQuest OGN Shipyard
on ction,
Dirch Galia Tie- Kingdom UK
1995 [41]
Maersk Back, North
1983 Sea
tanker,
length
248.31 m
beam 29.9
m
EPV Balai
Mutiara, BC
ex-mv Petroleum Kuala
Mala Conversi
073 Stena FPSO Lumpur, Malaysia 2013
ysia on
Caribbean Thome Oil &
2002 8,441 Gas Singapore
t tanker
Espadarte, C
ampos Brazi Conversi
074 Espadarte FPSO Petrobras 2000 SBM Offshore
Basin, Brazi l on
l
075 Espirito FPSO Parque das Brazi Shell Americas Conversi 2009 SBM
Santo BC- Conchas l Brazilian on Offshore MISC
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
10,
138,160t,
ex-Fso Xv
Domy 07.1
993 ex-
Fso Xv 06.
1992, ex-
(BC10), Ca
mv Deepwater
mpos
Nielstor Production Bhd
Basin, Brazi
05.1991 Bermuda
l
Knock
Ville 1988
Azuro
1987
Kazuko
1985
tanker
Espoir Espoir, Gulf Côte BW Conversi Prosafe
076 FPSO 2001
Ivorien of Guinea d'Ivoire Offshore for CNR on BW Offshore
077 Ettrick FPSO Vetco
Mala Conversi
078 Falcon FPSO Johor River ExxonMobil SBM Offshore
ysia on
Al-Jurf, Me Liby
079 Farwah FPSO Total 2003
diterranean a
Firenze,
59,491 t,
ex-mv
Betatank Ii
09.2004 Aquila Conversi
080 FPSO Italy Agip[42] 2011[43] ENI Agip
Betatank field, Italy on
02.1993
Shoshone
Spirit 1989
tanker
Bijupira,
Fluminens Brazi Conversi
081 FPSO Salema, Atla Shell 2003[44] Modec
e l on
ntic
082 Four FPSO Woollybutt, Aust ENI Conversi 2010, Premuda Spa
Rainbow e Indian ralia on 2003
x-Four Ocean
Vanguard,
52,065 t,
ex-mv
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
Four
Lakes
11.1997
Isola Blu
1992
tanker
Frade, Camp Brazi Conversi
083 Frade FPSO SBM Offshore 2009 SBM Offshore
os Basin l on
Rubicon
Front Rubicon Offshore Conversi
084 FPSO [40]
Offshore
Puffin International on
International
FSRU
Toscana,
117,916 t
length 288
m beam 48 Olt Offshore Lng Hyundai Heavy
Conversi
085 m draft 12 FSRU Italy Toscana Milano, Ita 2003 Industries Ulsan,
on
m, ex-mv ly South Korea
Golar
Frost 2003
LNG
tanker
Gimboa, So
Ang Conversi
086 Gimboa FPSO uth Atlantic Sonangol 2009 Saipem
ola on
Ocean
Block 17,
Girassol,
Total
Jasmine & Sonangol
Girassol, Ang Newbuil 2004, Hyundai Heavy
087 FPSO Rosa[45] Oil Luanda, Angola for
171,959 t ola d 2001 Industries Ulsan,
fields, South Total
South Korea
Atlantic
Ocean
Glas
Dowr,
56,924 t,
ex-mv JPDA, Timo Indo Conversi Bluewater
088 FPSO ENI 1997
Nissos r Sea nesia on Energy Services
Heraclia
1996
tanker
Schiehallion Unit Hyundai Heavy
Glen Lyon, Newbuil
089 FPSO , North ed BP 2014 Industries Ulsan,
98,973 t d
Atlantic Kingdom South Korea
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
Global
Producer
III, 54,631 Maersk
Dumbarton
t, ex-Kerr Unit Maersk Oil North Mitsui Ichihara
field Block Newbuil 2006,
090 Mcgee FPSO ed Sea Aberdeen, Unit Engineering &
15/20, North d 2000
Global Kingdom ed Kingdom Shipbuilding
Sea
Producer Ichihara, Japan
III (Spu
550)
Sevan Marine
(Cencept), CB&I
Nor Newbuil (FEED),
091 Goliat FPSO Goliat field Vår Energi 2013
way d Hyundai Heavy
Industries
(Detail)
Block 18
Greater Greater Sonangol
Ang Newbuil
092 Plutonio, FPSO Plutonio, So Luanda, Angola for 2007 BP
ola d
181,173 t uth Atlantic BP
Ocean
Griffin,
Griffin Chinook, Aust Newbuil
093 FPSO BHP Billiton 1994
Venture Scindian, In ralia d
dian Ocean
Unit
Gryphon Gryphon, N
094 FPSO ed Maersk 1993
A, 66,830 t orth Sea
Kingdom
Hæwene
Brim,
66,538 t
length 252 Bluewater
m beam 41 Unit Energy Services
Pierce, Nort Conversi
095 m draft 12 FPSO ed Shell 2001 Samsung Heavy
h Sea on
m, ex-mv Kingdom Industries Geoje,
Berge South Korea
Hugin
1997
tanker
096 Hai Yang FPSO BZ34 Chin China National Conversi 2012,
Shi You a Offshore on 2011
102 ex- Oil Beijing, China
Chang
Qing
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
Hao ex-Bo
hai Chang
Qing Hao,
35,727 t,
ex 1990
tanker
Beihai
Hai Yang
Shipbuilding
Shi You South China Chin CNOOC Tianjin, C Newbuil
097 FPSO Heavy
115, Sea a hina d
Industry Qingda
75,484 t
o, China
Hai Yang
South China Chin CNOOC Tianjin, C Newbuil
098 Shi You FPSO
Sea a hina d
118
Hoegh
Grace ex- Hoegh Lng Fleet Hyundai Heavy
near Colo Newbuil
099 Hoegh FSRU Management Oslo, 2015 Industries Ulsan,
Cartagena mbia d
Challenge Norway South Korea
r
Chestnut Unit Teekay for
Humming Newbuil
100 FPSO field, North ed 2008[46] Centrica Energy
bird Spirit d
Sea Kingdom Upstream
Newbuil
101 Izmaya FPSO
d
Jamestow
n, 23,915
t, ex-mv
Jamestown
Tema, Ghan Gha Conversi
102 07.1993 FPSO 1995
a na on
Exxon
Jamestown
1957
tanker
Jorunn
Knutsen Knutsen Oas Astillero La
Nor Newbuil
103 (Åsgard FSO North Sea Shipping Haugesun 2000 Naval
way d
C), 72,651 d, Norway Sestao, Spain
t
John FPSO Tano Basin Gha Eni, Vitol, GNPC Conversi 2017 Keppel Shipyard
Agyekum na on / Ynson
Sankofa-
Kufuor[47]
Gye Nyame
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
field
Jasmine
Jasmine Thai PEARL Energy Pte Conversi
104 Venture FPSO 2004 MODEC
field land Ltd. on
MV7
Jotun A,
Bluewater
65,420 t Vår
Jotun, North Nor Newbuil Energy Services
105 length 232 FPSO Energi Norge Stava 1999
Sea way d Kvaerner Masa-
m beam nger, Norway
Yards Inc Turku
41.5 m
Kakap Kakap KH Indo ConocoPhillips (Ka Conversi
106 FPSO 1986 MODEC
Natuna field nesia kap) Ltd. on
Stx Offshore &
Khalij & Shipbuilding
Iranian Offshore Newbuil
107 Fars, FSO Soroosh Iran 2011 Jinhae
Oil Tehran, Iran d
190,612 t Shipyard Jinhae,
South Korea
Kikeh,
135,244 t,
ex-Atlas,
ex-mv
Stena Murphy Oil
Conductor Malaysia
SBM
23.01.1990 Kikeh, Mala Deepwater Conversi 2006,
108 FPSO Offshore MISC
Stena Sabah ysia Production on 2004
Bhd
Explorer Contractors Kuala
01.1986 Lumpur, Malaysia
Universe
Explorer
1974
tanker
Hungo,
Chocalho, S Ang Newbuil
109 Kizomba A FPSO ExxonMobil 2004 SBM Offshore
outh Atlantic ola d
Ocean
Kissanje, SBM Offshore
Kizomba
Dikanza, So Ang Newbuil Hyundai Heavy
110 B, 188,203 FPSO ExxonMobil 2005
uth Atlantic ola d Industries Ulsan,
t
Ocean South Korea
111 Knock FPSO Fred Olsen Marine Conversi 2014
Adoon, Services Oslo, Nor on
135,535 t, way
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
ex-mv
Knock
Adoon
17.01.2005
El Greco
04.2001
Tagawa
Maru 1985
tanker
Kuito (scra
Kuito, Cabin Ang Conversi
112 pped FPSO Chevron 1999 SBM Offshore
da ola on
2014)
Kwame
Nkrumah
M21,
151,542 t, MODEC Manag
Jubilee
ex-mv Gha Conversi ement
113 FPSO fields, Gulf Tullow Oil 2010
Ohdoh na on Services Singap
of Guinea
07.2008 ore
Tohdoh
1991
tanker
Langsa Langsa
Indo MEDCO MOECO Conversi
114 Venture FPSO field, Malac 2001 MODEC
nesia Langsa Ltd. on
MV8 ca Strait
Layang ex
-Deep
Producer
1, 42,575
t, ex-mv
Laurita
13.07.2006
Nordic Ramunia
Mala Conversi
115 Laurita FPSO Fabricators Kuala 2007
ysia on
01.1997 Lumpur, Malaysia
Nordic
Challenger
10.1989
Houston
Accord
1981
tanker
116 Leonis, FSO Vega oil Italy Tea Shipping Conversi
54,673 t field, Pozzallo, Italy on
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
length 238
m beam 43
Pozzallo
m draft 6.5
m
Maersk
Curlew,
52,175 t,
ex-mv
Maersk
Curlew
1997
Unit
Maersk Curlew, Nort Conversi
117 FPSO ed Shell 2002 Maersk[48]
Dorset h Sea on
Kingdom
12.1995
Bin He
05.1992
Dorthe
Maersk
1983
tanker
Maersk
Ngujima-
Yin,
162,154 t,
ex-mv
Maersk Vincent,
Aust Woodside Conversi
118 Ngujima FPSO Exmouth 2011 Maersk
ralia Petroleum on
Yin Sub-basin
05.2008
Ellen
Maersk
2000
tanker
119 Maersk FPSO Peregrino, C Brazi Maersk Conversi 2012 Maersk
Peregrino, ampos Basin l on
165,829 t
length 333
m beam 55
draft 11.3
m, ex-mv
Maersk
Nova
07.2012
Maersk
Peregrino
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
07.2010
Maersk
Nova 2008
tanker
Marlim
Marlim Brazi Conversi
120 FPSO Sul, Campos Petrobras 2004 SBM Offshore
Sul l on
Basin
Moho Newbuil
121 FPSO 2007
Bilon d
Mondo,
132,206 t
length 321
m beam 54
m, ex-mv
Capella
19.05.2002 Ops Servicos De
Block
Stena Producao De
15, South Ang Conversi
122 Constellati FPSO Petroleos 2007 SBM Offshore
Atlantic ola on
on Luanda, Angola for
Ocean
21.05.1990 ExxonMobil
Hamlet
01.1980
Universe
Sentinel
1975
tanker
Bluewater
Munin,
Lufeng, Energy Services
66,662 t, Chin Newbuil 2001,
123 FPSO Xijiang, Sou CNOOC Samsung Heavy
ex-Navion a d 1997
th China Sea Industries Geoje,
Munin
South Korea
Okono,
Nige Conversi
124 Mystras FPSO Okpoho, Gu Agip 2004 Saipem
ria on
lf of Guinea
Corocoro
Oil field, Vene PDVSA Newbuil Samsung Heavy
125 Nabarima 2004
Gulf of zuela PETROSUCRE S.A d Industries
Paria
126 Nanhai Fa FPSO China Sea Chin Cnooc Fpso Conversi 1989
Xian, a Holding Monrovia, on
127,295 t, Liberia
ex-mv
Agip
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
Campania
1976
tanker
Nanhai
Kai Tuo,
93,370 t,
ex-mv
Chin Conversi
127 Java FSO 1992
a on
01.1988
H.j.haynes
1970
tanker
Nanhai
Shengkai,
Lefeng Oil
62,041 t,
field, Chin CNOOC Tianjin, C Conversi
128 ex-mv Sea FSO 1993
Southern Ch a hina on
Queen
ina Sea
1975
tanker
N'Goma e
x-
Xikomba,
125,027 t,
ex-mv
Atlantic
2002
Block
Mosocean
15/06, South Ang Conversi 2014,
129 11.1996 FPSO Eni SBM Offshore
Atlantic ola on 2003
Amazon
Ocean
Glory
01.1993
Esso
Bahamas
1985 Esso
Bonn 1974
tanker
Enfield,
Nganhurr Aust Woodside Newbuil
130 FPSO Exmouth 2006
a ralia Petroleum d
Sub-basin
131 Njord FSO North Sea Nor Equinor Conversi 2001
Bravo, way on
60,750t,
ex-mv
Njord B
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
Fsu 2001
Njord B
1997
tanker
Nkossa II,
45,603 t,
ex-mv
Con Maersk Copenhage Conversi
132 Inger FSO 1996
go n, Denmark on
Maersk
1992
tanker
Noble
Noble Corporation
Seillean, Cachalote, E Harland &
Brazi Petrobras, but built Newbuil 2010,
133 ex- FPSO spirito Wolff Heavy
l for BP d 1988
Seillean, Santo Basin Industries Belfas
50,928 t t, United
Kingdom
Norne, Nort Nor Newbuil
134 Norne FPSO Equinor 1997 Vetco
h Sea way d
Unit
North Sea MacCulloch, Conversi
135 FPSO ed ConocoPhillips 1997[48] Maersk
Producer North Sea on
Kingdom
Laminaria,
Northern Aust Woodside Newbuil Kvaerner
136 FPSO Corallina, Ti 1999
Endeavour ralia Petroleum d SBM Offshore
mor Sea
Okha,
85,351 t Cossack,
SBM Offshore
length 274 Wanaea, Nor Aust Woodside Conversi
137 FPSO 2011 Woodside
m beam 48 th West ralia Petroleum on
Petroleum
m draft Shelf
16.89 m
OPL
209 Erha,
188,758 t Gulf of
Nige Newbuil
138 length 285 FSO Benin, Niger ExxonMobil 2006[49] Saipem[50]
ria d
m beam 63 ia
m draft
25.5 m
139 Opportuni Johor river Mala Conversi 2011
ty, 96,896 ysia on
t, ex-mv
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
Cossack
Pioneer
10.1991
Chevron
London
1972
Orkid,
57,892 t,
ex-mv
Orchid II
Mala Misc Kuala Conversi
140 04.2005 FSO 2009
ysia Lumpur, Malaysia on
Palmstar
Orchid
1989
tanker
OSX 1,
Tubarão
94,626 t
Azul, Camp
length Brazi Conversi
141 FPSO os OSX 2011 OSX
271.75 m l on
Basin, Brazi
beam 46 m
l
draft 6 m
OSX 2,
144,851 t,
ex-mv
Concorde
Spirit 2009
Dec 14
Episkopi Campos
Brazi Conversi OSX, Keppel
142 2004 Jun FPSO Basin, Brazi OSX 2012
l on Shipyard
29 Stena l
Episkopi
2001 Sep
World
Pendant
1989
tanker
143 OSX 3, FPSO Tubarão Brazi OSX Conversi 2013 OSX
160,257 t Martelo, Ca l on Daewoo
length 370 mpos Shipbuilding &
m beam 57 Basin, Brazi Marine
m height l Engineering
31 m, ex- Geoje, South
mv Tar II Korea
2011 Jul
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
Star II
2005 Jan
Columba
Star 1990
Jun Golar
Klementin
e 1989
Ang Newbuil
144 Palanca FSO Total
ola d
Pazflor, Sou
Ang Newbuil
145 Pazflor FPSO th Atlantic Total 2011 DSME
ola d
Ocean
Peeti ex-
Bongkot
Fso I, Auo Siam
Thai Conversi 2006,
146 15,676 t, FSO Marine Bangkok, T
land on 1991
ex-mv Lan hailand
Shui 1988
Diala 1966
Peregrino, S BW
Brazi Conversi BW Offshore
147 Peregrino FPSO outh Atlantic Offshore for Equino 2010
l on Petrobras
Ocean r
Peninsula
MASA field,
r Conversi Aker Kvaerner /
148 Perintis FPSO South China Petronas Carigali 1999
Mala on M3Nergy
Sea
ysia
Perisai
Kamelia,
ex-Lewek
Arunothai,
ex-Lewek
Fpso 1,
63,994 t,
Emas 2013,
ex-mv Mala Conversi
149 FPSO Offshore Oslo, Nor 2008,
Kitty ysia on
way 2007
Knutsen
11.2003
Norrisia
01.1987
Gerina
1980
tanker
150 Petrobrás FDPSO Campos Brazi Petrobras Conversi 2009 Petrobras
Newbuil
It
Vessel Current d or Startup Vessel Designer
e Type Oilfield Field Operator
Name Location Conversi year /Operator
m
on
10000,
60,331 t
length 227 Basin, Brazi
l on
m beam 40 l
m draft
14.5 m
Petrojarl Teekay
Banff, Petrojarl Trondh
Unit
18,488 t, Banff, North Newbuil 2006, eim, Norway
151 FPSO ed CNR
ex- Sea d 1997 Hyundai Mipo
Kingdom
Ramform Dockyard Ulsan,
Banff South Korea
Petrojarl
Cidade
Rio das
Ostras, ex-
Badejo, Ca
mv Che
mpos Brazi Conversi
152 Guevara FPSO Petrobras 2007[51] Teekay Petrojarl
Basin, Brazi l on
2004 St.
l
Michaelis
1981
tanker,
26,940 t
Petrojarl
Foinaven,
43,279 t, Unit
Foinaven, N Conversi
153 ex-mv FPSO ed BP 1997[52] Teekay Petrojarl
orth Atlantic on
Anadyr Kingdom
1988
tanker
Undergoi
Petrojarl I,
ng
30,742 t
Atlanta oil Refit, Da 1986
154 length 208 FPSO QGEP Teekay Petrojarl
field men (2016)[53]
m beam 32
Shiprepai
m
r
Petrojarl Samsung
Nor Newbuil
155 Knarr, FPSO North Sea Teekay Petrojarl 2014[54] Shipyard Geoje,
way d
95,418 t South Korea
Petrojarl Varg, North Nor Newbuil
156 FPSO Talisman Energy 1999[55] Teekay Petrojarl
Varg Sea way d
157 Petroleo N