Chevron bringing old FPSO back to life for temporary Thailand solution
17 Jan 2024
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Temporary solution: the Bunga Kertas FPSO. Photo: MISC
US major will use an old FPSO while its Benchamas 2 FSO receives repairs
16 January 2024 23:06 GMT Updated 16 January 2024 23:06 GMT
By Russell Searancke
in Oslo
US supermajor Chevron is preparing to temporarily replace a damaged floating storage and offloading vessel at one of its offshore fields in Thailand with an old vessel that has a chequered recent history.
The vessel to be removed is the Benchamas 2 FSO, which needs repairs following a hull incident in March 2023 that led to the death of a crew member.
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