The Azurite FDPSO is the world's first floating, drilling, production, storage and offloading (FDPSO) vessel.[4][5]
| History | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 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
editMurphy Oil to Release Azurite FDPSO Early (Congo)
- ^ a b c d e "Azurite. Summary (28114)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ a b c d "FDPSO Azurite - vessel specifications". Prosafe. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ a b "Azurite. Dimensions (28114)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ a b c "Keppel delivers FDPSO Azurite". Upstream Online. NHST Media Group. 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b 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.