First smart FPSO delivered in Nantong

The first smart floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility finished construction and was delivered in Nantong, Jiangsu province on Friday, said its operator CNOOC Energy Technology & Services Ltd, a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corp.

Haiyangshiyou 123, the offshore oil and gas processing plant with a storage capacity of 100,000 tons, is the first FPSO in the country that applies digital technology such as cloud computing, big data, internet of things, artificial intelligence and edge computing, said the company.

The project will lay a solid foundation for intelligent oil and gas production and operation after its commissioning, it said.

The FPSO integrates functions of crude oil production, storage and export. It is like an offshore oil and gas processing plant, making it a mainstream production facility for global offshore oil and gas development.

zhengxin@chinadaily.com.cn