By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Aug. 13 -- Gemsa Petroleum Co., on behalf of its partners, has let a contract valued at 200 million kroner to Aker Kvaerner for operation, management, and maintenance of the Al Zaafarana floating production, storage, and offloading vessel, which it operates in the Red Sea off Egypt.
The 5-year contract begins Sept. 1 and includes options to extend the primary term.
The 120-dwt FPSO processes about 30,000 b/d of crude oil from Al Zaafarana field. It also stores the produced oil, which is transported onshore via shuttle tankers. It can accommodate a crew of 25.
The vessel previously had undergone repairs of the lower strakes of two longitudinal bulkheads that had corroded (OGJ, Oct. 3, 2005, Newsletter).
