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| FSO Shanghai is one of the first two FSO deliveries for Keppel Shipyard in 2006 |
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On the double in Keppel Shipyard
Keppel Shipyard has delivered the first two fast-track conversions of Floating Storage Offloading units (FSOs) in 2006 for customers based in Singapore in the month of April.
The first being Federal l which marked Federal Offshore Services Pte Ltd’s first FSO vessel, while FSO Shanghai was the third FSO conversion project undertaken for Tanker Pacific Offshore Terminals.
“Keppel Shipyard has further builton its track record with the delivery of the first two FSO conversions in 2006 on time, on budget.
“We have achieved this through the close cooperation of our two valued clients and look forward to their continued partnerships with Keppel,” said Mr Nelson Yeo, Executive Director, Keppel Shipyard Ltd.
Within two months, FSO Federal l was converted from a Suez-Max tanker into a FSO with one million barrels of oil storage capacity. Major works included accommodation upgrading, installation of deck crane and marine conversion.
Delivered in late April, FSO Federal 1 is deployed to support PetroChina International Jabung Limited (“PetroChina”) operational activities in Jabung Block, Province of Jambi, Indonesia. PetroChina will be chartering Federal l, which will be moored at its terminal to receive, store and off-load crude oil.
Captain Ken Fernandes, Chief Operating Officer of Federal Offshore Services Pte Ltd, said, “We are delighted that Federal and Keppel Shipyard have worked together so well to complete the fast-track project of converting a tanker into a FSO vessel within 70 days”
In the same month, Tanker Pacific Offshore Terminals, FSO Shanghai was also completed after a 70-days conversion.
FSO Shanghai underwent extensive structural, piping and heating coil modifications in order to increase its storage capacity from 300,000 to 370,000 barrels. Other major works included installation of a metering system, loading and offloading lines, chain stoppers for a spread mooring system, and life extension works.
Delivered in mid April 2006, the vessels will be deployed to support Santos (Sampang) Pte Ltd’s Oyong Field, off Madura, Indonesia.
“Tanker Pacific is pleased to have completed our third offshore conversion project with Keppel and we look forward to working together again in the future,” said Mr. Alastair McGregor, Tanker Pacific Offshore Terminals, Executive Director. |
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Source: Keppelite May 2006 |
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