Western Isles FPSO

Summary Information

• Name: Western Isles FPSO
• Field: Western Isles Oil Fields, Barra and Harris
• Country: UK
• Ownership:
• Website:
• Field Operated By: Dana Petroleum
• Capacity: 40,000 bpd
• Year of Completion:

Brief Description

• The FPSO has Sevan Marine's characteristic cylindrical design
• The vessel can produce and store up to 40,000 barrels of oil a day
• The vessel displaces around 26,000 tonnes and can safely store up to 400,000 barrels of oil
• The FPSO is to be moved to the Buchan Oil Field

Contractors

• **COSCO Nantong:** Vessel construction
• **Sevan Marine:** Technology Licence for the cylindrically shaped FPSO
• **Scana:** Delivery of mooring winches
• **ABB:** Providing power and automation technologies

Status

• In operation

History

• 2013 - Keel laying ceremony held
• 2014 - FPSO hull launch
• 2017 - First oil produced

Other Information

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Links

1. Scana Industrier ASA - Scana Offshore Vestby signs new contract with Dana Petroleum for delivery of mooring winches
2. Dana Petroleum lays keel for $400 million oil production vessel
3. ABB wins $20 million FPSO order
4. FPSO hull launch marks more than one million hours incident free on Dana’s Western Isles Project
5. Dana Petroleum announces first oil from Western Isles