Erha FPSO

Summary Information

• Name: Erha FPSO
• Field: Erha Oil Field
• Country: Nigeria
• Ownership: Exxon
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• Field Operated By: Exxon
• Capacity: 165,000 bpd
• Year of Completion: 2005

+++ Brief Description

• ERHA FPSO has a storage capacity of 2.2 million barrels of oil, an initial production capacity of 165,000 barrels of oil per day, and 540 Mscfd of gas
• It can accommodate up to 100 personnel.
• A catenary anchor-leg-mooring (CALM) buoy is used for crude-carrier docking and product transfer and it is moored in 1,200 m of water
• The vessel hull, which was constructed in Korea, measures 285 meters in length, 63 meters in width and 33 meters in depth.
• The topsides total weight is 31,000 t

+++ Contractors

• **HHI:** FPSO hull fabrication
• **SMOE  And Sembawang Shipyard:** Fabrication, integration, precommissioning and commissioning assistance of 14 modules of FPSO topside facilities weighing 17,000 metric tonnes
• **Saipem:** Engineering, procurement, construction, towing and commissioning of the FPSO

+++ Status

• In operation

+++ History

• 2002 - Saipem awarded contract for the FPSO
• 2002 - SMOE And Sembawang Shipyard awarded topsides contract
• 2005 - Erha FPSO is completed
• 2006 - Oil production starts

+++ Other Information

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+++ Links

1. International Protective Coatings FPSO References
2. Saipem FPSO References
3. Saipem awarded two important contracts offshore Nigeria
4. SMOE  And Sembawang Shipyard  Complete Topside Facilities For Erha FPSO – One Of The  World’s Largest FPSOS
5. ExxonMobil Announces Startup of Nigeria Erha Development