Oilfield services provider Petrofac has secured a contract from CNR International (CNRI) to provide integrated services for the Espoir Ivoirien floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Ivory Coast, West Africa.
Under the contract, which has an initial three-year period, Petrofac’s Asset Solutions business will provide integrated services for the FPSO.
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The FPSO was divested by BW Offshore in June 2023 to CNRI for a total consideration of $20m (£15.2m).
Upon completion of the sale, around 110 personnel currently supporting the FPSO, including those onshore and on the vessel, will transition from BW Offshore to Petrofac.
Petrofac said the transition of people and operatorship is planned for completion before the end of July 2023.
Petrofac Asset Solutions business chief operating officer Nick Shorten said: “We bring our considerable global FPSO experience to the Ivory Coast, adding to our portfolio of service contracts in Africa. Petrofac is expanding across the continent, providing local jobs, developing local skills and collaborating with local partners.
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By GlobalData“We look forward to deploying our expertise and working collaboratively with CNRI and our new employees to effect a safe and seamless transition through to operation of the asset.”
Petrofac plans to manage the contract from its technical hub in Aberdeen, UK, and will leverage its experience in the mature and highly regulated UK Continental Shelf market.
The Espoir Ivoirien FPSO is deployed at the CNR International-operated Espoir field in Ivory Coast block CI-26, 19km offshore south of Jacqueville, and 60km south-west of Abidjan.
