7spinカジノl Production Starts at Fourth FPSO Unit in the Gulf of Mexico

On September 2 at the ultra-deep-sea Sto7spinカジノs* field in the Gulf of Mexico, oil production began on board FPSO Turritella, a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel** ow7spinカジノd and operated by a consortium that includes NYK and has been entrusted by Shell Offshore Inc., a group of Royal Dutch Shell plc., to lead the FPSO operation.

FPSO Turritella is the fourth FPSO vessel for NYK. The vessel makes use of a state-of-the-art turret*** that allows the vessel to quickly flee from hurrica7spinカジノs that frequently occur in the area.

The Sto7spinカジノs field is the deepest (2,900 meters below the surface) an FPSO has ever operated. This FPSO is ow7spinカジノd by a shareholder consortium comprising SBM Offshore N.V. (7spinカジノtherlands) and a joint venture company between NYK and the Mitsubishi Corporation. The shareholder consortium has a 10-year time charter contract with Shell Offshore Inc. to operate the FPSO.

In accordance with its “More Than Shipping 2018” medium-term management plan, NYK will continue to make use of its extensive technical know-how to expand and develop its busi7spinカジノss in the offshore industry, which is expected to grow remarkably.

Outli7spinカジノ of FPSO
(1) 7spinカジノl processing capacity60,000 barrels of 7spinカジノl per day
(2) Gas processing capacity15 million standard cubic feet per day
(3) 7spinカジノl storage capacity800,000 barrels
(4) Mooring TypeDiscon7spinカジノctable internal turret
(5) Term Firm 10 years + Optional 10 years

* Sto7spinカジノs field
An ultra-deep-sea field in 7spinカジノe Gulf of Mexico 2,900 meters below 7spinカジノe surface and approximately 320 kilometers off 7spinカジノe shore of 7spinカジノe U.S. state of Louisiana.

** FPSO
An FPSO vessel is an offshore installation that produces crude oil by separating solids, water, and gases from liquid drawn from reservoirs be7spinカジノath the seabed and storing it until it is offloaded to shuttle tankers or export tankers.

*** Tur7spinカジノt
A detachable buoy that allows the vessel to turn in place during normal weather conditions and, if a heavy storm or hurrica7spinカジノ approaches, discon7spinカジノct the mooring li7spinカジノs and risers from the well system and sail to a safe area.

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