Renamed Legend is Malaysia-bound

Legendary: Renamed FPF5, the upgraded mobile offshore production unit will work in West Desaru.

UK energy company Petrofac said it will deploy the mobile offshore production unit formerly known as Ocean Legend to its West Desaru oilfield off Peninsular Malaysia.

Petrofac, which bought the production rig from Oceaneering last September, has renamed the rig FPF5 and upgraded it too.

Petrofac said the field development plan for West Desaru in Block PM304 was approved by the Malaysian authorities last month.

"We intend to accelerate the development of this fault block by introducing an early production system" in the shape of the FPF5, with first oil planned in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Ultimately, the oil from West Desaru will be produced through a new floating production, storage and offloading vessel which will be located…

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