BW Offshore has entered into a short-term extension for Espoir Ivoirien from 4 April to 15 May 2022 to allow time to finalise terms for a further contract extension.
The FPSO Espoir Ivoirien is operating on the CNR International-operated Espoir field located offshore the Ivory Coast.
The production from the field started in 2002 while the oil produced from the Espoir East and West reservoir is processed, stored and offloaded from the FPSO located between the two wellhead towers.
The FPSO Espoir Ivoirien is connected to the towers by flowlines and has an oil production capacity of 45,000 bbl/d.
The fixed contract period with CNR International was set to expire in 2022, however, the deal also contains extension options until 2036.
Following an accident on this FPSO back in January 2021, which led to the death of two workers caused by leakage of hydrocarbons into the tank where the work was being performed, the vessel was shut down for 30 days and it restarted operations in February 2021.