Tantawan Explorer FPSO

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Summary Information

• Name: Tantawan Explorer FPSO
• Field: Tantawan Oil And Gas Field
• Country: Thailand
• Ownership: Chevron
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• Operated By: Chevron
• Capacity: 50,000 bpd
• Year of Completion: 1997

Brief Description

• The Tantawan Explorer FPSO was designed to handle 50,000 bpd of oil and 150 MMSCFD of gas compressed to a pressure of 1850 psi
• The vessel is morred using a Single Point Mooring Turret (SPT) system

Contractors

• Sembawang Shipyard: Conversion of the 136,960 dwt tanker TANTAWAN EXPLORER , ex BAYERN , into a Floating Production Storage & Offloading (FPSO) vessel
• Jotun: Painting

Status

• In operation

History

• 1996 - Sembawang Shipyard Clinches FPSO Conversion Contract
• 1997 - FSPO conversion completed
• 2008 - Chevron acquired the vessel from SBM

Other Information

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Links

1. Gustomsc FPSO References
2. Jotun FPSO References
3. Sembawang Shipyard Clinches FPSO Conversion Contract
4. Sembawang Shipyard Completes Major FPSO Conversion
5. Preliminary Results SBM Offshore 2008

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