Yinson's newest FPSO begins delivery voyage to Angola

A floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) ordered by Malaysia's Yinson Production has departed China and is en route to Angola, where it is scheduled to commence production this September.

The non-self-propelled Agogo FPSO was taken under tow left the Shanghai facilities of COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry in the early morning (local time) of Monday, March 3.

Originally built as a crude oil tanker, the vessel has been converted into an FPSO with a post-combustion carbon capture function. By capturing CO2 from the combustion of gas turbines on board, the FPSO can reduce carbon emissions by as much as 27 per cent.

The conversion work entailed the installation of 10 upper modules with a total displacement of over 15,000 tonnes and more than 100 kilometres of cables.

Once operational in Block 15/06 off Angola, the FPSO will be able to store 1.6 million barrels of oil and produce up to 120,000 barrels per day.