Azurite FDPSO
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name: | Azurite FDPSO |
| Owner: | Prosafe FPSO[1] |
| Operator: | Prosafe Production |
| Port of registry: | Panama[1] |
| Builder: | Hyundai Heavy Industries[1] |
| Yard number: | 118969[1] |
| Completed: | 1988[1] |
| Identification: | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | OI Ship-shaped Drilling Unit Oil Production and Storage Unit POSMOOR BIS |
| Tonnage: | 259,999 long tons (291,199 short tons)[2] |
| Length: | 322.22 m (1,057 ft 2 in)[3] |
| Beam: | 56 m (183 ft 9 in)[2] |
| Draught: | 19.667 m (64 ft 6.3 in)[3] |
| Depth: | 29.5 m (96 ft 9 in)[2] |
| Capacity: | 1.4 Mbbl (220×103 m3) (storage) 60 kbbl/d (9.5×103 m3/d) (processing) |
| Crew: | 80[2] |
The Azurite FDPSO is the world's first floating, drilling, production, storage and offloading (FDPSO) vessel.[4][5]
The Azurite FDPSO was built at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in 1988 as a very large crude carrier (VLCC). In 1988–1990 her name was Fina Europe, in 1990–1993 Sanco Europe, and in 1993–1997 MT Europe.[6] She was converted at the Keppel Shipyard from the VLCC to FDPSO between July 2007 and February 2009.[4][7]
The Azurite FDPSO has storage capacity 1.4 million barrels (220×103 m3) of crude oil. Its processing capacity is 60 thousand barrels per day (9.5×103 m3/d) of fluid and 40 thousand barrels per day (6.4×103 m3/d) of oil.[7]
Prosafe Production is responsible for the vessel operations and Murphy Oil is responsible for drilling.[4]
On 10 August 2009, Azurite FDPSO started production at the Azurite offshore oilfield in waters of the Republic of Congo.[5][8]
References
Murphy Oil to Release Azurite FDPSO Early (Congo)
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Azurite. Summary (28114)". DNV GL Vessel Register. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- 1 2 3 4 "FDPSO Azurite - vessel specifications". Prosafe. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- 1 2 "Azurite. Dimensions (28114)". DNV GL Vessel Register. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- 1 2 3 "Keppel delivers FDPSO Azurite". Upstream Online. NHST Media Group. 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- 1 2 "Azurite field is onstream using industry's first FDPSO". Offshore Magazine. PennWell Corporation. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ↑ "Azurite. Previous names". Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- 1 2 Leirgulen, Svein Inge (2009-03-23). "World's first FDPSO now in operation" (Press release). Det Norske Veritas. Archived from the original on 2009-11-27. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ↑ Uchenna Izundu (2009-08-11). "Murphy Oil brings Azurite field on stream". Oil & Gas Journal. PennWell Corporation. Retrieved 2009-08-22. (subscription required (help)).