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Summary Information
- Name: Munin FPSO
- Field: Lufeng 22-1 Oil Field
- Country: China
- Ownership: Bluewater
- Website: http://www.bluewater.com/
- Field Operated By:
- Capacity: 70,000 bpd
- Year of Completion:
Brief Description
- The Munin, at 103,000 dwt and 600,000 bbls is only the second floating production facility in the world to produce in full dynamic positioning (DP) mode
Contractors
- Samsung Shipyard: Construction of Hull
- Bluewater:
- Installation of an outrigger with turntable and swivel for hook up to the risers, including an emergency quick disconnection facility
- Installation of the innovative Vessel Internal Electrostatic Coalescer (VIEC) (developed by ABB Offshore) designed to increase oil production capacity from 60,000 to 70,000 bbls/day
- Installation of additional dynamic positioning (DP) equipment and upgraded DP software
- Hull maintenance and life time extension
- ABB: Electrical Systems
Status
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History
- 1997 - Munin FPSO began producing on Lufeng
- 2001 - Bluewater acquired the vessel from Statoil
- 2004 - The vessel was temporarily moved to the Xijiang Oil Field
- 2004 - Statoil signs 3 year extension
Other Information
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Links
- Navion Munin to be sold
- ConocoPhillips to Utilise Bluewater’s FPSO Munin on the Xijiang field
- Bluewater’s DP FPSO Munin achieves first oil on the Xijiang field
- Statoil Orient awards Bluewater contract extension for FPSO Munin
- ABB FPSO References
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