Maersk Curlew FPSO

Summary Information

• Name: Maersk Curlew FPSO
• Field: Curlew Gas and Condensate Field
• Country: UK
• Ownership: Maersk
• Website: http://www.maersk-fpsos.com/
• Operated By: Maersk
• Capacity: 45,000 bpd
• Storage Capacity: 560,000 barrels
• Year of Completion: 1997

Brief Description

• The vessel is the conversion of product tanker Maersk Dorset
• The unit is 236 metres long and operates at a water depth of 92 metres.
• Maersk Curlew has a daily production capacity of 45,000 barrels of oil and has a storage capacity of 560,000 barrels.
• The vessel processed production from both the Kyle Oil Field and Curlew Gas and Condensate Field

Contractors

• A&P Tyne: Convesion of the vessel
• AMEC:
  • Fabrication, construction and installation of the topsides
  • FEED for modifications

Status

• Not operating

History

• 1997 - Maersk Curlew FPSO deployed and first oil produced
• 2000 - Contracts signed to process production from the Kyle Oil Field
• 2001 - Production of the Kyle field begins
• 2005 - Kyle is disconnected
• 2009 - Drydocked for modification
• 2010 - AMEC awarded FEED for for modifications to the FPSO
• 2019 - Production ceased

Other Information

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Links

1. Maersk Curlew
2. UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes
3. Gustomsc FPSO References
4. Kyle Field Update Interim Production Commences on Kyle Field
5. Interim Production Commences on Kyle Field
6. AMEC awarded FEED for Maersk’s Curlew FPSO