Azurite FDPSO

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 & 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 (220×10^3 m3) (storage) 60 kbbl/d (9.5×10^3 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 (220×10^3 m3) of crude oil. Its processing capacity is 60 thousand barrels per day (9.5×10^3 m3/d) of fluid and 40 thousand barrels per day (6.4×10^3 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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Azurite. Summary". Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "FDPSO Azurite - vessel specifications". Prosafe. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  3. 1 2 "Azurite. Dimensions". Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  4. 1 2 3 "Keppel delivers FDPSO Azurite". Upstream Online (NHST Media Group). 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  5. 1 2 "Azurite field is onstream using industry's first FDPSO". Offshore Magazine (PennWell Corporation). 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  6. ↑ "Azurite. Previous names". Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  7. 1 2 Leirgulen, Svein Inge (2009-03-23). "World's first FDPSO now in operation" (Press release). Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  8. ↑ Uchenna Izundu (2009-08-11). "Murphy Oil brings Azurite field on stream". Oil & Gas Journal (PennWell Corporation). Retrieved 2009-08-22. (subscription required (help)).
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