The US company bought the FPSO in January this year from BW Offshore for US$185 million on an “as is where is” basis.
The FPSO has had a chequered life, suffering a fire during construction followed by various topsides problems that affected production at Apache’s Van Gogh oilfield since start-up in early 2010.
Despite a shipyard visit last year, the FPSO is still in need of repairs and modifications to make it ready for a tie-in project called Coniston-Novara.
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