Shell’s Prelude FLNG, world’s largest offshore facility, is set for completion and startup in 2018, despite a fatal incident that happened at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard earlier this week. The construction of the giant facility started back in 2012. Once completed, it will be deployed offs
Offshore and marine classification society ABS has teamed up with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) to support safety and apply class guidance to a conceptual Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) unit. “We are pleased to sign this agreement and work with DSME to su
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Ophir Energy, OneLNGSA and La Compañía Nacional De Petróleos De Guinea Ecuatorial (GEPetrol) have signed a detailed umbrella agreement that establishes the full legal and fiscal framework for the Fortuna FLNG project, Africa’s first deepwater FLNG project. Ophir ex
Keppel Offshore & Marine’s subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard, is on track to deliver a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel to BW Offshore, meant for Premier’s North Sea field. Josephine Teo, Singapore’s Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & M
Malaysia’s Yinson has secured an FPSO contract with Talisman Vietnam. The FPSO will be deployed at Talisman Vietnam’s Ca Rong Do field. The contract is for 10 years with five extension options. According to Yinson, the total value of the bareboat charter is approximately $1.0 billion, options includ
Australian energy company Woodside is still working on the development concept for its Browse Basin gas fields, offshore W. Australia. While the concept initially called for three FLNG facilities, Woodside in March 2016 decided not to move forward with the development, citing „current economic and m
Emas Offshore Construction and Production is set to demobilize the Perisai Kamelia FPSO from its location offshore Malaysia. The FPSO is owned by Emas Victoria, a joint venture between Perisai Petroleum and Emas Offshore. Under the agreement, EOCP will provide project management, engineering and pro
Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras has said that its total production of oil and natural gas in March was 2.74 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), of which, 2.61 million boed produced in Brazil and 130,000 boed produced abroad. Average oil production in the country was 2.12 mi
The Western Isles FPSO, destined for the Dana-operated offshore project in the UK, has reached Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Japan’s Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) has obtained a Bureau Veritas approval in principle (AIP) for the new generation noah-FPSO Hull and associated design and construction methods. Mitsui said on Thursday that the AIP by Bureau Veritas follows approval from the American Bureau of Shipping
The newbuild FPSO John Agyekum Kufuor, to be used for the giant Sankofa oil and gas development offshore Ghana, has reportedly reached the West African nation’s waters. According to a local news website Graphic, the FPSO is now undergoing mooring operations at the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) i
Lloyd’s Register (LR), a global engineering, technical and business services organization, has won an inspection contract with Bumi Armada for the Armada Olombendo FPSO. The vessel was built by Keppel’s shipyard in Singapore and chartered to the Italian oil company Eni for work on the East Hub Devel
UK oil firm Alpha Petroleum has entered into a Front-End-Engineering and Design (FEED) study agreement with Teekay, over a potential FPSO charter deal. The company plans to use Teekay’s Varg FPSO to develop the Cheviot oil field in the UK. The plan is to use the FPSO for the entire expected life on
BW Offshore has signed a cooperation agreement with a Chinese financial leasing firm ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (ICBCL). The two companies plan to establish a long-term strategic partnership to jointly pursue large international infrastructure projects with a focus on FPSOs. This is the ration
