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Ammonia FPSO Design from Samsung Heavy Industries Receives ABS Approval

ABS presented an approval in principle (AIP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its new design of an ammonia floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. Caption: Haeki Jang, SHI Chief Technology Officer, with Patrick Ryan, ABS …
Oct 2, 2024 / Curious

Johan Castberg anchored on the field

The floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) is now securely anchored on the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea. The hook-up of the FPSO to the subsea facilities, preparing it for production start-up towards the end of the year, …
Sep 17, 2024 / Vessels

Altera Infrastructure’s FPSO Petrojarl Kong and FSO Yamoussoukro are ready to leave for Côte d'Ivoire for phase 2 of Eni’s Baleine development project

Today, Altera Infrastructure celebrated the naming of its Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel, FPSO Petrojarl Kong and its Floating Storage and Offloading vessel, FSO Yamoussoukro. The vessels are now in their final stages of upgrading …
Jul 25, 2024 / Vessels

FPSO Bacalhau - World First New Built FPSO with DNV Abate Notation

MODEC, Inc. (MODEC) has announced that FPSO Bacalhau has received the Approval in Principle (AiP) for Abate Notation from classification society DNV, making it the first new built FPSO in the world to achieve this prestigious recognition. In this …
Jul 19, 2024 / Curious

ABS to Class Two New Seatrium FPSOs for Petrobras Both Organizations to Collaborate on Digital Enabled Lifecycle Services

Seatrium announced that it has awarded the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) a Classification contract for the newbuild floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSO) platforms P-84 and P-85 with the final delivery expected to 2029. These …
Jul 16, 2024 / Curious

China's self-developed cylindrical floating oil production facility installed at sea

The first cylindrical floating oil-gas production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility in Asia, named "Haikui No. 1", has been successfully installed at sea, its owner China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on Monday. This …
Jun 13, 2024 / Vessels

GTA LNG project reaches significant milestone with arrival of FPSO vessel

The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, a key component of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 LNG development, has arrived at its final location offshore on the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal.  The FPSO …
Jun 4, 2024 / Curious

Seatrium Secures FPSO Newbuild Contracts P-84 and P-85 from Petrobras

Seatrium Limited (Seatrium), a global provider of engineering solutions to the offshore, marine, and energy industries, has won an international tender from Brazil’s National Oil Company, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), acting as operator of …
May 28, 2024 / Curious

Seatrium Awarded Repeat FPSO Integration Contract from SBM Offshore

Seatrium Limited (Seatrium or the Group) has been awarded a contract by Single Buoy Moorings Inc, a SBM Offshore company, for the topsides fabrication and integration of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel.  Mr Marlin …
May 20, 2024 / Curious

ABS Awards World’s First REMOTE-CON Notation for FPSO Liza Unity

The ABS-classed Liza Unity continues to collect industry firsts by receiving the first REMOTE-CON notation for an FPSO from ABS. The REMOTE-CON notation demonstrates the vessel’s alignment with remote-control functions and signifies that the design …
May 8, 2024 / Vessels