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Summary Information

* Name: Gimboa FPSO
* Field: [[Gimboa Oil Field]]
* Country: Angola
* Ownership: Sonangol
* Website:
* Field Operated By:
* Capacity: 60,000 bpd
* Year of Completion:

+++ Brief Description

* A convertion of the oil tanker VLCC Magdeline with a storage capacity of 1,800,000 barrels and a production capacity of 60,000 barrels of oil per day.

+++ Contractors
* **Saipem:** Contract for the provision and management of a FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) vessel
* **Drydocks World:**
* Fabricating and installing spread mooring system and riser balconies
* Installing new crude lines on the deck; installing and connecting the metering skid with hook up to the tandem offloading system
* Fabricating and installing flare tower, a pipe rack running on the centre line, module supports and 12 production modules
* **VWS Westgarth:** Water Treatment

+++ Status
* In operation

+++ History
* 2006 - Saipem awarded contract
* 2008 - Conversion completed
* 2009 - First production
* 2014 - Contract extended until 2017

+++ Other Information

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+++ Links

# [[Drydocks World FPSO References]]
# [[VWS Westgarth FPSO References]]
# [[International Protective Coatings FPSO References]]
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:saipem-awarded-a-new-contract-worth-usd-570-million Saipem awarded a new contract worth USD 570 million in offshore Angola]
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5319 Saipem: awarded new contracts for FPSOs in Brazil and Angola for a total of $600 million]

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