On November 3, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry held the commencement ceremony of BACALHAUFPSO project (Hull Number FPSO-8).
Representatives from DSIC, Equinor, MODEC, and DNV GL jointly launched the ball to announce the start of the project.
BACALHAU FPSO is a universal M350 double-bottom and double-hull FPSO jointly developed by DSIC and MODEC.
It is the world's first FPSO designed in accordance with the latest DNV·GL 2019 specifications. And the scale parameter is the highest in the world.
BACALHAU FPSO has a total length of 364 meters, a width of 64 meters, a depth of 33 meters, and a design draft of 22.65 meters, which can withstand the once-in-a-century environmental conditions in local Brazilian waters. The weight of the empty ship is more than 140,000 tons, of which the weight of the upper module reaches 50,000 tons.
The project uses a 750 kg gas compression system (usually 550 kg) for the first time in the world, and the world's first application of a gas turbine closed-loop power generation system.
MODEC will operate the FPSO with Equinor's participation until the end of the 2053 development period.
Source: Sarah Yu, XINDE MARINE NEWS
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