Jurong Secures FPSO Conversion Contracts

Jurong Shipyard, a wholly owned subsidiary of SembCorp Marine, has secured two Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) conversion contracts worth a total of $58m from Tanker Pacific Offshore Terminals Pte Ltd (Tanker Pacific). The first contract involves the conversion of the 92,802 dwt tanker, the M.T. Andaman Sea, which will be renamed FPSO Raroa upon completion in 4Q 2007. Modification works on the FPSO Raroa will commence immediately involving the installation of an internal turret, 3 boilers on deck to generate 20 megawatts of power, renewal of the entire piping and electrical systems and installation of new process facilities, which include crude separation, water injection and chemical injection.

On completion, FPSO Raroa will be leased to OMV New Zealand for deployment in the Maari Field. Designed to operate for 15 years without dry docking, FPSO Raroa will be capable of processing 40,000 barrels of oil per day and with a storage capacity of up to 646,548 barrels of oil. The second contract involves the conversion of the 148,255 dwt oil tanker, the M.T. Freeway, into an FPSO for deployment in the Montara Field, offshore Australia. On completion in 2Q 2008, M.T. Freeway will be renamed FPSO Montara Venture and will be chartered to Coogee Resources.

Scheduled to enter Jurong Shipyard in 2Q 2007, FPSO Montara Venture will undergo extensive life extension and conversion works, including an internal turret and process facilities for crude separation, gas compression, gas lift and gas re-injection. Designed to operate for 20 years without dry docking, FPSO Montara Venture will have a production capacity of 40,000 barrels per day and a storage capacity of 900,000 barrels of oil. Source: Rigzone