Petrojarl Foinaven FPSO

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Summary Information

+++ Brief Description

  • The vessel is the conversion of the Russian submarine tender ship Anadyr
  • Process facilities consist of two parallel oil separation and gas compression trains with a combined liquid handling capacity of 145,000 bbls per day and 114 million standard cubic feet (scf) per day of gas. Gas compression capacity is shared approximately 50/50 between export and providing artificial lift to oil production wells (gas-lift). Currently around 15% of produced gas is used as fuel.

+++ Contractors

  • **Astano:** Vessel conversion
  • **PGS Production:** Vessel conversion
  • **Aker:** Pusnes Offloading Systems
  • **ABB:** Electrical Systems

+++ Status

  • In operation

+++ History

  • 1996 - FPSO conversion completed
  • 1997 - First oil produced
  • 2001 - Capacity upgraded from 144,000 barrels of liquid per day to 180,000 barrels per day
  • 2010 - Teekay Announces Foinaven FPSO Contract Amendment

+++ Other Information

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+++ Links

  1. List Of Oil Production Platforms In The UK
  2. ABB FPSO References
  3. Aker FPSO Pusnes Offloading Systems
  4. PGS Announces Record Production From Petrojarl Foinaven FPSO
  5. Teekay Announces Foinaven FPSO Contract Amendment