Seatrium has announced the successful delivery of the Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO), BW Opal, to BW Offshore.
Mr Marlin Khiew, Executive Vice President, Energy (Americas), Seatrium said, 'We would like to express our appreciation to BW Offshore for entrusting Seatrium with their projects over the years. The successful completion of BW Opal is a testament of our strong teamwork, project management and experience, reinforcing Seatrium’s standing as the world leader in the conversion, modification and completion of FPSOs. Our reliability and expertise in executing FPSO projects allow us to continue to win the trust and confidence of our customers. The successful delivery also marks our 18th FPSO for BW Offshore, building on the strong partnership that we have forged over decades of collaboration.'
Seatrium’s scope of work includes installation and integration works of topside modules, deck equipment and the turret mooring system, as well as completion and commissioning support for BW Offshore.
Mr Marco Beenen, Chief Executive Officer, BW Offshore said, 'Seatrium has once again proven to be a dependable partner in the delivery of the FPSO BW Opal. I would like to extend my gratitude to the project teams from Santos, BW Offshore and Seatrium for their outstanding work. We are confident the FPSO will deliver strong performance in the Barossa field.'
FPSO BW Opal is one of the largest FPSOs ever delivered to Australia and will be deployed at the Santos operated Barossa Field located 285 kms offshore Darwin in northern Australia. The FPSO is designed with a gas handling capacity of 850 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) and 11,000 barrels per day of stabilised condensate. Designed with cutting-edge energy-efficient technologies, the FPSO will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15% compared to traditional systems, translating to a reduction of up to 2.3 million tonnes of CO2 emissions over the life of the asset.
Source: Seatrium
