On 28 May 2025 Seatrium Limited announced the successful delivery of the Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO), BW Opal, to BW Offshore.
The delivery marks the Group’s 18th FPSO for BW Offshore, building on the strong partnership forged over decades of collaboration.
Seatrium’s scope of work includes installation and integration works of topside modules, deck equipment and the turret mooring system, as well as completion and commissioning support for BW Offshore.
FPSO BW Opal is one of the largest FPSOs ever delivered to Australia and will be deployed at the Santos operated Barossa Field located 285 kilometres offshore Darwin in northern Australia.
The FPSO is designed with a gas handling capacity of 850 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) and 11,000 barrels per day of stabilised condensate.
Designed with cutting-edge energy-efficient technologies, the FPSO will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15% compared to traditional systems, translating to a reduction of up to 2.3 million tonnes of CO2 emissions over the life of the asset.
