SWS delivers second Fast4Ward FPSO despite Covid-19
Prosperity FPSO will head to Singapore for topsides integration at Dyna-Mac and Keppel in the first week of September
Chinese yard Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding has delivered a new floating production, storage and offloading vessel built under Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore’s generic Fast4Ward multi-purpose floater (MPF) concept, the second of its kind delivered by the yard in Shanghai in less than one year.
The MPF 2 floater, which was christened Prosperity in mid-August, is scheduled for sailaway to Singapore for integration with topsides being built by Dyna-Mac and Keppel.
The Prosperity will be put into service at the Payara field on the Stabroek block off Guyana operated by ExxonMobil.
SWS cut the first steel of the floater in January 2019. It has worked to meet the delivery schedule amid challenges this year caused by the coronavirus pandemic, such as a worker shortage and logistics constraints.
The Fast4Ward solution is an FPSO with a 30-year design life. It is capable of storing about 2.3 million barrels of oil, with a production capacity of 220,000 barrels per day of oil.
The vessel also has a water-injection capacity of 250,000 bpd, with an associated gas-treatment capacity of 400 million cubic feet per day. It is planned to be spread-moored in about 1900 metres of water.
The generic multi-purpose floater is able to accommodate internal turret, external turret and spread points mooring systems that can be used for the hull to meet a wide range of sea conditions from West Africa to South America.
The first vessel — MPF 1 — is the Liza Unity FPSO. This unit was delivered late last year and is in Singapore undergoing integration work. It is due to begin operations at ExxonMobil’s Liza field off Guyana in mid-2022.
ExxonMobil operates Stabroek with a 45% stake. Its partners are US independent Hess on 30% and Chinese player CNOOC International with 25%.
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