Tantawan Explorer FPSO

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Summary Information

  • Name: Tantawan Explorer FPSO
  • Field: Tantawan Oil and Gas Field
  • Country: Thailand
  • Ownership: Chevron
  • Website:
  • 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