Singapore-based Keppel Shipyard, a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, is on track for on-time delivery of a floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) for a Perenco Group project situated off the Republic of Congo.
Slated for delivery in the third quarter of this year, it will be deployed to the Yombo Masseko permit, which is held by National Petroleum Company of the Congo (SNPC) and operated by Perenco Congo.
At an event attended by Republic of the Congo Minister of Hydrocarbons Jean-Marc Thysthere Tchicaya, the FPSO was named La Noumbi.
Keppel Offshore & Marine CEO Chris Ong said: “We are pleased to be on track to deliver a sixth project to Perenco to their satisfaction.
“Having delivered over 40% of the world’s converted FPSOs to-date, we are able to leverage our rich experience, as well as stro