Akpo FPSO

Summary Information

• Name: AKPO FPSO
• Field: Akpo Oil Field
• Country: Nigeria
• Ownership: Total
• Website:
• Field Operated By: Total
• Capacity: 185,000 bpd
• Year of Completion:

+++ Brief Description

• The 310-meter-long, 61-meter-wide and 31-meter-high FPSO is moored by 12 anchor lines and weighs nearly 100,000 metric tons. It is designed to process 185,000 barrels of condensate and 15 million cubic meters of gas a day and to store up to two million barrels of condensate.

+++ Contractors

• **Technip:** Engineering, procurement, supply, construction and offshore commissioning
• **Hyundai Heavy Industries:** The FPSO’s hull and topsides construction and integration
• **Aker:** Pusnes Offloading System
• **Emerson:** Engineering AMS, Control System, Safety system, Inst & Valves

+++ Status

• In operation

+++ History

• 2005 - Technip awarded contract for the FPSO
• 2009 - Production start up

+++ Other Information

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+++ Links

1. Aker FPSO Pusnes Offloading Systems
2. Emerson FPSO References
3. International Protective Coatings FPSO References
4. Technip awarded contract for the FPSO of the deepwater Akpo field in Nigeria