Shell achieves key milestone with Penguins FPSO installation offshore UK
(WO) – Sevan SSP announced that the Penguins FPSO was installed at the Penguins field northeast of Shetland on July 22nd, in the UK North Sea at 165 m water depth.
Sevan SSP has assisted Shell UK with the design, preparations and execution of the FPSO transport and installation.
The Penguins FPSO is a Sevan 400 design with a process capacity of 45,000 bpd and with a storage capacity of 400,000 bbls. The FPSO has been contracted by Fluor and constructed in China, with completion and commissioning at Aibel’s yard in Haugesund, Norway, before handed over to Penguins field operator Shell UK.
License partners in the Penguins field are Shell (50%) and NEO Energy (50%).
