Usan FPSO

Summary Information

• Name: Usan FPSO
• Field: Usan Oil Field
• Country: Nigeria
• Ownership: Total
• Website:
• Field operated By: Total
• Capacity: 180,000 bpd
• Year of Completion: 2012

+++ Brief Description

• The vessel is designed to process 180 000 barrels of oil and 5 million standard cubic metres of gas per day and with a crude storage capacity of 2 million barrels.
• Its size of 320 meters long and 61 meters wide makes it one of the largest vessels of this type in the world.
• The hull weight is 83,500 tons and topsides weigh over 30,500 tons

+++ Contractors

• **HHI:** Fabrication of the FSPO
• **Nexans:** Manufacture and supply the topside power, control, instrumentation and telecommunications cables for the FPSO
• **Aker:** Pusnes Offloading Systems
• **Nigerdock:** Riser I-tube supports, laydown module area, flare tower, riser protector structures, crew boat landing stairs, helideck structure, water caissons, mooring protection structures

+++ Status

• In operation

+++ History

• 2009 - HHI began building the FSPO
• 2011 - FPSO delivered
• 2012 - First oil produced

+++ Other Information

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+++ Links

1. HYUNDAI Heavy industries Annual report 2011
2. Aker FPSO Pusnes Offloading Systems
3. Hyundai Heavy Industries FPSO References
4. International Protective Coatings FPSO References
5. Hyundai Heavy Begins Building $1.6 Billion FPSO in H-Dock
6. Nexans wins a 7 million Euro topside cable contract for Usan FPSO offshore Nigeria
7. Nigerdock Achieves One Million Man Hours
8. Total puts on stream its giant deep offshore Usan project in Nigeria