Building a unit based on the RapidFramework® design
BW Offshore has signed a contract with Santos Ltd. for the supply of a FPSO for the Barossa gas field, with initial production expected to commence during the first half of 2025.
The unit for the Barossa gas field will be a large FPSO with processing capacity for up to 800 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of gas and design capacity of 11,000 barrels per day of stabilised condensate. The FPSO will be turret moored with a newbuilt hull based on BW Offshore’s RapidFramework® design.
The innovative Rapid Framework® concept is based on experience from the development of the Catcher FPSO in 2017, allowing for concurrent hull construction and topside integration by removing interdependencies during construction phase. The robust design can accommodate the most advanced topsides. For Barossa, the topside weight is expected to be approximately 35,000 tons.
The Barossa FPSO will be built in South Korea and Singapore before being towed and permanently moored at the field where it will produce and process natural gas for export via pipeline to Darwin LNG. Condensate will be stored on the FPSO for periodic offloading.
“Our skilled project execution organisation, experience from the Catcher project and working with well-known suppliers and yards, positions us to efficiently design, construct and deliver the newbuild FPSO for Barossa using the BW Offshore RapidFramework® design,” says Mr. Beenen.