2. What Is Mean By (FPSO)
A floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit is a
floating vessel used by the offshore oil and gas industry for the
production and processing of stored until it can be transferred to a
tanker for transporting and additional refining.
3. Components Of (FPSO)
1. Offloading facility
2. Production facility
3. Storage tanks
4. Mooring lines
5. Mooring system
6. Risers
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5. Types of (FPSO)
• Floating storage and offloading (FSO)
• Floating production storage and offloading ) (FPSO)
• Floating drilling production storage and offloading (FDPSO)
• Floating storage regasification unit (FSRU)
6. Floating storage and offloading (FSO)
An FSO is a simplified version of an FPSO. It has the capability to
store and offload oil and gas but it doesn’t possess the ability to
process it
7. Floating production storage and offloading
(FPSO)
oil is processed and stored until it can be transferred to a tanker.
8. Floating drilling production storage and
offloading (FDPSO)
This vessel is the modular drill that is attached to the hull of the ship,
giving it more utility than a standard FPSO. With the addition of a
drill, an FDPSO can perform nearly all major functions associated
with offshore oil and gas production.
9. Floating storage regasification unit (FSRU)
A floating vessel that can transport, store, and re-gasify liquefied
natural gas (LNG) onboard.
10. Operations of (FPSO)
• Oil, water and gas separation
• Gas treatment
• Water treatment
• AIMS
• Safety and Environmental Management
• Crew training & competency.
11. Advantages:-
➢ Floatingproduction
➢ Storage and offloading vessels are particularlyeffective
➢ Deep water locations
Disadvantages:-
➢The transfer of crude oil from an FPSO
➢A shuttletanker may pose oil spill risks