Le FPSO Sangomar en route vers Singapour pour des travaux d’intégration et de mise en service en offshore pour la production du « premier baril de pétrole » en 2023 au Sénégal
Woodside Energy has completed construction of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Sangomar oil field development, offshore Senegal, and has thanked its Chinese subcontractors for their fabrication and conversion work.
The Léopold Sedar Senghor FPSO, named after Senegal's first president, is now en route from China to Keppel Offshore & Marine's Tuas yard in Singapore for the completion of topsides integration and where pre-commissioning and commissioning activities will be performed.
The first oil is on track for the end of 2023.
The FPSO, a converted very large crude carrier, will have the capacity to produce 100,000 barrels of crude per day.
The Sangomar Phase 1 project is currently approximately 70% complete and will be Senegal's first offshore oil project. The development includes the FPSO, 23 wells and supporting subsea infrastructure, designed to enable tie-in of subsequent phases.
Australian operator Woodside has awarded the 2020 floater contract for its Sangomar Phase 1 development to Modec of Japan.
The hull work, installation of the external turret and surface modules, and conversion work on the FPSO were completed by China's Cosco. The surface modules were manufactured by Cosco and its compatriot Bomesc, while China's Penglai Jutal (PJOE) manufactured the external turret mooring system.
Woodside's leader, Meg O'Neill, certified the achievements of Modec, Cosco, Bomesc and PJOE in completing the fabrication and conversion work.
"The Chinese have achieved excellent safety performance throughout this construction phase, logging more than 16 million hours of complex construction work without a lost-time accident.
« Les équipes de construction ont également relevé avec succès les défis posés par les restrictions de voyage et de logistique liées à la pandémie tout au long de 2021 et 2022, garantissant que le FPSO reste dans les délais pour le démarrage du champ de Sangomar fin 2023 », a-t-elle déclaré.
The FPSO Leopold Sedar Senghor is now expected to be delivered by Keppel O&M in the first quarter of next year.
Woodside has an 82% interest in the Sangomar project, with Petrosen holding the remaining 18%.