What are FPSO projects?

An FPSO is a floating production system that receives fluids (crude oil, water and a host of other things) from a subsea reservoir through risers, which then separate fluids into crude oil, natural gas, water and impurities within the topsides production facilities onboard.

What is the purpose of FPSO?

A floating production storage offloading (FPSO) system is a ship-shaped vessel used for producing hydrocarbons and storing crude oil. An FPSO vessel is designed to receive hydrocarbons produced from its wells, nearby platforms, or subsea equipment. It has equipment on deck to process the hydrocarbons.

What is FPSO industry?

A floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit is a floating vessel used by the offshore oil and gas industry for the production and processing of hydrocarbons, and for the storage of oil.

What are FPSO materials?

FPSOs are used for processing and storing hydrocarbons that arrive on the facility from sub-sea oil wells or nearby platforms. The equipment on the vessel is designed to separate and treat crude oil, water and gases. FPSOs also have storage capacity so the treated oil can be transferred directly to refineries.

What is FPSO in Marine?

The FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) system is used extensively by oil companies for the purpose of storing oil from the oil rigs in the middle of the ocean and in the high seas. It is one of the best devised systems to have developed in the oil exploration industry in the marine areas.

How is an FPSO built?

Production refers to the processing of oil and gas. Hydrocarbons are produced in seabed wells and this is transported to the FPSO via flowlines and risers. The hydrocarbons are then separated into oil, gas, water and impurities via the production facilities on the deck of the FPSO.

How many FPSO are there?

Currently, there are approximately 183 operating FPSOs: here we take a look at the largest, the oldest and the deepest in the world. Weighing in at 220,000 tonnes with a storage capacity of 2.3 million barrels, the Egina FPSO is the largest in the world, by capacity.