FPSO CLOV - A Day in Life on board a FPSO
Channel: Offshore, Maritime and Energy
Date: 28/01/2022

FPSO CLOV - Cravo, Lirio, Orquidea and Violeta

Coordinates : Latitude / Longitude: -7.463248° / 11.56756°
Area: WAFR - West Africa
Status: Moored
IMO: 9630951
Vessel Type : Detailed: Floating Storage/Production
MMSI: 373695000
Call Sign: 3EXU4
Flag: Panama 
Weight: 120,000 tons.
Gross Tonnage: 196,372
Summer DWT: 214,000 t
Length x Breadth : 305 x 61 m
Year Built: 2013
Builder : DSME
Design Life : 20 years
    
Production capacity: 160,000 barrels/day.
Water injection capacity: 319,000 barrels/day.
Storage capacity: 1.78 million barrels.
Gas compression capacity: 6.5 million cubic meters/day.
Maximum number of crew members: 240.


Price Tag : USD 1.8 billion
https://www.offshore-mag.com/production/article/16761254/clov-project-progressing-on-schedule

For More info on project
https://ep.totalenergies.com/en/areas/deep-offshore/clov-deep-offshore-expertise-action-angola

https://wiki.totalenergies.com/en/angola-clov

Project Timeline
July 2010: The performance phase begins with the awarding of the major contracts.
June 2011: Construction of the FPSO components begins at the Paenal shipyard in Angola.
July 2011: Construction of the FPSO’s hull begins at the DSME shipyard in Okpo, South Korea.
August 2012: Drilling begins.
November 2012: The offshore installation campaign gets underway.
August 2013: The FPSO leaves South Korea, headed for the Paenal shipyard.
November 2013: The FPSO arrives at Paenal.
June 2014: Production begins.
Third-quarter 2016: Drilling ends.

CLOV deepwater megaproject in Block 17 offshore Angola, which cost USD 8.4 billion to first oil.
https://jpt.spe.org/clov-project-overview

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