Floating production systems
Shell became the first international company to operate producing fields offshore Brazil and the first to navigate the country’s complex and detailed decommissioning permitting process, which involved extensive environmental assessments, regulatory approvals, and coordinated stakeholder engagement.
Technical safety standards are essential as global offshore exploration heats up.
The field, which holds the first production license on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, sent oil to the Jotun FPSO on 23 June.
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Rigs will be converted from drilling units to take the place of traditional floating LNG solutions. -
Expressions of interest released by the operator include everything from abandonment to life extension.
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A newbuild hull has been selected for facilities buildout.
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Up to 10 FPSOs could be needed to fully develop the discovered resource base in the area.
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BP’s Argos platform is part of the $9-billion Mad Dog project in the US Gulf of Mexico.
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The Japanese contractor received word in early April it would be temporarily banned from new competitive bidding.
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The paper details the fast-tracking of a 450-km floating liquefied natural gas unit relocation from Sarawak to Sabah offshore Malaysia. The time from selecting the new field to unloading LNG at the new location was 13 months.
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With all critical components nearly in place, production is set to start this year at the Lingshui 17-2, China’s first ultradeepwater gasfield development project.
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With a replacement gas injection system successfully installed, the Liza Destiny FPSO has reached its peak capacity of 120,000 B/D on the one-year anniversary of its commissioning.
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Modules for the FPSO will travel to Singapore for integration. The FPSO will be located offshore Mexico, with first oil production planned for 2021.
