Nigeria launch dia first floating vessel wey go boost oil production and export

Nigeria don launch di first Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessel wey di kontri own 100%, near Bonny export terminal. One of di companies wey develop am tok say di move na part of di plan to improve crude oil export infrastructure for di kontri, as Nigeria wey be Africa biggest oil producer dey try upgrade dia system.

Di FSO get capacity to hold 2.2 million barrels of crude oil, and e go help boost crude oil transportation and production from Oil Mining Lease 18 (OML 18) and di surrounding assets for Eastern Niger Delta. E go also reduce di need to dey use pipeline and help stop wahala like oil theft and vandalism.

Di FSO Cawthorne na Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) wey get 55% share for OML 18, Sahara Group, Eroton Exploration & Production, and Bilton Energy na dem develop am. Sahara Energy tok say di vessel dey offshore Bonny, wey be di export point for Nigeria high-grade Bonny Light crude oil.

Tosin Etomi, wey be head of commercial and planning for Asharami Energy, one Sahara Group company, tok say di vessel go help reduce carbon exposure from barge movement and make evacuation safer.

Di double-hull vessel, wey dem convert from Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), dey designed to collect, store, and offload crude oil to export tankers. E go solve di long-time wahala like limited barge capacity, siltation for berthing slots, and delay for ship-to-ship transfer.

Di FSO go support OML 18 production target of 50,000 barrels per day by 2025.