August 1999
Supplement
99-08_dwt_fpso-lovie_table1.htm (Aug-1999)
A monthly magazine offering industry news, statistics and technical editorial to the oil and gas drilling, exploration and production industry.
Table 1. Floating production systems: Comparison of types, features and number of installations | |||||||||
Platform type | Water plane area |
System features* | GOM Existing Constr. |
N. Sea Existing Constr. |
Other Existing Constr. |
Totals Existing Constr. |
Worldwide fleet |
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FPSO | High | Many tanker assembly lines for constr.; | 0 | 17 | 46 | 63 | |||
Tanker based | insensitive to deck load, large footprint; | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 74 | |||
short cycle time | |||||||||
FSO** | High | Many tanker assembly lines for constr.; | 2 | 4 | 48 | 54 | |||
Tanker based | insensitive to deck load, large footprint; | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 60 | |||
short cycle time | |||||||||
Semisub. | Low | Custom built offshore constr.; sensitive | 1 | 7 | 22 | 30 | |||
to deck load, large footprint; | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 37 | ||||
medium cycle time | |||||||||
TLP | Low | Custom built offshore constr.; sensitive | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||
to deck load, medium footprint; | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||||
medium cycle time | |||||||||
SPAR | Low | Custom built offshore constr.; sensitive | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
to deck load, small footprint; | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
medium cycle time | |||||||||
Totals | 12 | 41 | 130 | 183 | 183 | ||||
* Construction ease / economy; deck load & footprint capabilities; cycle time | |||||||||
** FSOs in GOM are in Mexican waters, not U.S. | |||||||||
Definitions: | Cycle time: Time from CAPEX commitment to first oil. | ||||||||
Footprint: Space available on deck for production equipment, whether single or multiple deck levels used. | |||||||||
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