FPSO - FLNG
Operators are increasingly looking to floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) solutions to commercialise previously stranded resources in the world’s oceans.
In addition to FPSO units that have been in mainstream use since the first converted tanker, Shell’s Castellón, was launched in 1977, floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessels have been designed to monetise gas reserves that have been unviable up to now. The largest hull ever launched is that of the FLNG vessel Prelude, slated to produce first gas in 2017.
There are now hundreds of FPSOs in service from the North Sea to the South China Sea, and each arena is replete with unique challenges, from corrosion to moorings, financing to adverse climatic conditions. As the oil price oscillates, the floater industry swings between all-time highs and lows.
This resource centre represents the leading source of essential information for the FPSO and FLNG industry, from up-to-date news about the latest floater projects, to the technological aspects of one of the most innovative parts of the oil and gas sector.
This resource centre is also the content hub for the FPSO industry’s leading annual events in the Eastern and Western hemispheres: the FPSO World Congress in Singapore and the FPSO Europe Congress based out of London, United Kingdom.
[INFOGRAPHIC] FPSO - Falling Prices, Sliding Options?
December 03 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorThe average oil price has halved in the space of 12 months and no part of the oil and gas industry has been hit harder than the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) sector. In this infog...
How Can The FPSO Industry Change To Optimise Cost
November 26 by Oil & Gas IQThe oil and gas industry is facing one of the biggest challenges for decades, with the price of a barrel halving year-on-year since 2014. In September 2015, Royal Dutch Shell CEO, Ben van Beurden, to...
[SPECIAL REPORT] The 2015 FPSO World Congress Show Daily
October 05 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorWe produced the FPSO World Congress show daily in conjunction with the FPSO World Congress.Despite the low oil price environment, the Congress was a huge success with 704 delegates attending and the d...
[THE BOARDROOM] Big Contracts, Big Projects, And No Room For Elephants
July 28 by Tim HaïdarOil price woes are bringing some parts of the oil and gas industry to heel in a downturn unrivalled for a generation. In a follow up to our interview with Duncan Peace, we speak with the now Presiden...
[INFOGRAPHIC] FPSOs - Weathering The Storm Or Sinking Beneath The Waves?
July 21 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorThe floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) sector is likely to see between $80-$120 billion-worth of investment through 2019, and that is with the oil industry experiencing its worst downt...
INFOGRAPHIC: The World's 7 Largest Developing LNG Projects
July 01 by Sumit DuttaIn this infographic from Mirage Machines, get an overview on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and find out what are the 7 largest projects currently in production
[THE BOARDROOM] A New FPSO Paradigm: Playing The Waiting Game
June 16 by Tim HaïdarToday in The Boardroom, I am speaking with Duncan Peace, Director at Crondall Energy and a veteran of more than three decades in the oil and gas industry. Duncan’s specialisation lies in floati...
[SPECIAL REPORT] FPSO Predictions For 2015
May 05 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorDespite the oil price downturn cycle we are currently experiencing, analysts estimate that the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) sector is likely to see between $80-$120 billion-worth...
[EBOOK] FLNG: Towards A Natural Gas Future On The High Seas
April 10 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorWithout doubt, 2014 was a landmark year for the floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) story. The largest hull ever constructed by man, Shell’s mammoth Prelude, floated out of dry dock in Geoje,...
[INFOGRAPHIC] FPSO - The European Arena
December 16 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorFloating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units are becoming ever more prevalent on the high seas, making the dream of monetising stranded gas a reality.In this infographic, produced in conce...
[INFOGRAPHIC] LNG Bunkering 2015: Where To Next?
November 12 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorLNG bunkering is on the verge of hitting the mainstream as an alternative for world shipping, but there are several factors that still need to be overcome: · Where will the greatest hurdles fo...
[INFOGRAPHIC] 7 Steps To Enhancing Safety In The FPSO Realm
November 04 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorIn a recent survey conducted by Oil & Gas IQ, one in four respondents cited safety leadership as below par in their organisations. One in eight claimed that safety culture was the greatest weaknes...