Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels, or FPSOs, are offshore production facilities that house both processing equipment and storage for produced hydrocarbons. The basic design of most FPSOs encompasses a ship-shaped vessel, with processing equipment, or topsides, aboard the vessel’s deck and hydrocarbon storage below in the double hull. After processing, an FPSO stores oil or gas before offloading periodically to shuttle tankers or transmitting processed petroleum via pipelines.
Check out the top 10 largest in the world
10. ARMADA KRAKEN:
This was converted from tanker vessel Prisco Alcor which was built in 2007. It is 305 meters long and 50 meters wide, the vessel is equipped with armada kraken floating facility which allows operations on the North sea near the British isles. The ship can carry 800,000 barrels of oil per day as its storage capacity is more than 60,000 barrels, the christening ceremony was held in Singapore at the Keppel shipyard on August 27, 2016.
9. PETROJARL KNARR
This ship was built in South Korea by Samsung for Teekay in 2014. It length is 256 meters and width is 48 meters, this ship has been operating at the Cañar oil field since 2015 and it is scheduled to work until March 2021. Its production capacity is 63,000 barrels per day while storage capacity is 800,000 barrels. It is currently under the flag of the Bahamas.
8. GLEN LYON:
It was built in 2015 with a length of 270 meters and width of 52 meters. The vessel is capable of producing a maximum of 130,000 barrels of oil and storing up 1.6 million barrels. Anchored to the seabed at the schiehallion and Royal fields near the British Isles. The ship is also equipped with a tower weighing a total of 10,000 ton. This tower is equipped with devices for connecting 20 mooring lines. At the moment the ship is under the flag of the United Kingdom.
7. ASENG:
It was designed 30 years ago and stands at 330 meters long with a 56 meters width. The ship storage capacity is 1.5 million barrels of oil and condensate. Its daily capcity is an average of 80,000 barrels of oil. It was launched in south korea back in 1988 since then it has been flying the flag of the Bahamas.
6. MAERSK PEREGRINO:
At 333 meters long and 58 meters wide, built in 2008 and after three years it was transformed into a floating complex for such purposes as oil injection and shipment. It is able to produce 100,000 barrels of oil daily and can store 1.6 million barrels. It operates in the oil fields of Brazil in the oil basin and currently sails under the flag of the Bahamas.
5. LIZA DESTINY:
This tanker was built in 1999 and it is 355 meter long and 58 meters wide, daily oil production is 120,000 barrels and storage capacity is 1.6 million barrels at a distance of about 200 kilometers from the coast of Guyana in staybrock block in the Liza field in which this tanker produces oil. Exxon Mobil affiliate so exploration and production Guyana limited is an operator and owns a 45 stake in staybrock block. To date the ship is under the flag of the Bahamas.
4. PSVM:
With a length of 355 meters wide and width of 57 meters. The daily processing capacity is 157,000 barrels and storage capacity is 1.6 billion barrels. In April 2010 the FPSO was converted from the VLCC expergonia tanker during the conversion, The Sofik external tower mooring system was installed which consists of 12 mooring lines. The mooring of the vessel to the oil field for production and processing was carried out by 12 subsea in May 2012. It is also under the flag of the Bahamas.
3. JOHN AGYEKUM KUFOR:
It was subsequently named after the President of Ghana and built in 1988.It is 333 meters long and 60 meters wide. Its daily refining capacity is 58,000 barrels and its storage capacity each accommodates 1.7 million barrels of oil thanks to this productivity. This ship is able to operate at the Sankofa and Gyanyame fields which are 60 kilometers off the coast of Ghana under the flag of Ghana
2. ARMADA OLOMBENDO:
This ship was built in 2016 by Singaporean company Keppel. It is 380 meters long and 58 meters wide according to estimates, this is the largest ship of its type. The ship’s storage capacity is 1.8 million barrels of oil. Daily output is 80,000 barrels. This vessel was rebuilt from the former Armada Super Tanker. It is engaged in oil refining at the Cabaca North and Cabaca southeast fields which are located approximately 350 kilometers north of Luanda. This tanker sails under the flag of the Marshall Islands.
1. EGINA:
The worlds largest oil producing floating plants, it is 330 meters long, 61 meters wide and 34 meters high. It was built by Total in 2017. it has impressive oil production with a total of 208,000 barrels per day and storage capacity of 2.3 million barrels. The ship operates 350 kilometers from the coast of Nigeria and sails under the Nigeria Flag.
