Offshore contractor EMAS has announced that its floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel 'Lewek EMAS' achieved first oil on October 10 in Vietnam's high- profile Chim Sao oil project.
The vessel is EMAS's latest and largest FPSO. Its first oil marks the commencement of the vessel's US$1 billion charter contract with Premier Oil Vietnam Offshore. The contract comprises of a primary term of six years, with six renewable one-year extension options.
'Lewek EMAS', a converted 168,000DWT Suezmax oil tanker, has a storage capacity of about 660,000 barrels of oil and can produce up to 50,000 barrels of oil per day.