Altera Infrastructure’s FPSO Petrojarl Kong and FSO Yamoussoukro are ready to leave for Côte d'Ivoire for phase 2 of Eni’s Baleine development project
2024年7月24日 - 11:42PM
Today, Altera Infrastructure celebrated the naming of its Floating
Production Storage and Offloading vessel, FPSO Petrojarl Kong and
its Floating Storage and Offloading vessel, FSO Yamoussoukro. The
vessels are now in their final stages of upgrading and conversion
prior to their mobilisation to Côte d’Ivoire for Eni’s Baleine
Phase 2 project. Together with Eni, Petroci, and Drydocks World,
Altera Infrastructure held a naming ceremony to mark this key
milestone in Dubai.
The ceremony was attended by Côte d'Ivoire's Minister of
Petroleum, Mines and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, Petroci’s
CEO, Fatoumata Sanogo, Eni's Chief Operating Officer Natural
Resources, Guido Brusco, and Senior Vice President, EPC &
Commercial at Drydocks World Janarthanan Lakshmi Kanthan, along
with 200 other distinguished guests from our partners in this
fast-track project.
The FPSO Petrojarl Kong previously operated under the name
Voyageur Spirit on the Huntington field in the North Sea until
2020. The FSO Yamoussoukro, converted from the Altera shuttle
tanker Nordic Brasilia, will provide additional storage capacity
and oil export facilities at the field. Altera owns and will
operate both vessels, which are set for deployment on the Baleine
field with a 15-year firm contract, and operations are scheduled to
commence in December 2024.
Executive Vice President, Projects, Arne H. Tørnkvist, stated:
“This achievement is a testament to Altera’s capacity to develop
and execute large and complex projects while maintaining focus on
safety and quality. The FPSO and the FSO are being completed
approximately 14 months after arriving at the yard – and the Altera
FPSO and FSO Projects combined have so far involved more than 8
million manhours without Lost Time Injuries and over 10 million on
the entire project. To deliver successfully on such a fast-track
project, our partnership and collaboration with Drydocks World,
Eni, and Petroci Holding has been an absolute key.”
This fast-track execution model has required parallel activities
with regard to Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and
Commissioning. The scope undertaken includes extensive demolition,
Repair and Life Extension, and Conversion work for both
vessels.
The Baleine field is Africa’s first net-zero emissions field
development, and Altera is excited to join Eni in moving the
industry forward by focusing on more sustainable developments.
This will also mark Altera’s first entry into West Africa, a
region that continues to see high demand for FPSO developments. Our
new base in Abidjan, established in record time, will be the
operational centre for the FPSO and FSO.
Chris Brett, President Altera Infrastructure Production, said:
“Today’s naming ceremony of FPSO Petrojarl Kong and FSO
Yamoussoukro for the Baleine field in Côte d'Ivoire marks a
new milestone for Altera. It demonstrates that redeployments are
some of the fastest, most cost-effective, and emissions-friendly
ways for our customers to develop their projects in the current
market. This is Altera’s 13th redeployment project. Altera is well
established with a local organisation in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire,
where we intend to be committed and engaged contributors to the
development of a growing industry for many years to come.”
Read more about Eni and Baleine here:
Our work in Côte d'Ivoire | Eni
About Altera InfrastructureAltera
Infrastructure is a leading global energy infrastructure services
group primarily focused on the ownership and operation of critical
infrastructure assets in offshore oil regions of the North Sea,
Brazil and the East Coast of Canada.
Altera Infrastructure has consolidated assets of approximately
$4 billion, comprised of 30 offshore assets, including floating
production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units, shuttle tankers,
floating storage and offtake (FSO) units and a unit for maintenance
and safety (UMS). The majority of Altera Infrastructure’s fleet is
employed on medium-term, stable contracts.
For more information about Altera Infrastructure, please visit
alterainfra.com
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