History | |
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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)[3] |
Length | 322.22 m (1,057 ft 2 in)[2] |
Beam | 56 m (183 ft 9 in)[3] |
Draught | 19.667 m (64 ft 6.3 in)[2] |
Depth | 29.5 m (96 ft 9 in)[3] |
Capacity | 1.4 Mbbl (220×10 3 m3) (storage) 60 kbbl/d (9.5×10 3 m3/d) (processing) |
Crew | 80[3] |
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]