Asia’s first FPSO enters its final assembly phase in east China’s Qingdao

QINGDAO, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) — Designed and manufactured in China, Asia’s first cylindrical floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility Haiyang Shiyou 122 has entered its final assembly phase in Qingdao. With a diameter of about 90 meters and designed displacement of 100,000 tonnes, the facility is capable of operating for 15 years at sea without returning to the dry dock.

Engineers communicate by Haiyang Shiyou 122, Asia’s first cylindrical floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility, in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows Haiyang Shiyou 122, Asia’s first cylindrical floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility, under construction in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows Haiyang Shiyou 122, Asia’s first cylindrical floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility, under construction in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows Haiyang Shiyou 122, Asia’s first cylindrical floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility, under construction in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Haiyang Shiyou 122, Asia’s first cylindrical floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility, is seen under construction in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Workers are seen in the construction of Haiyang Shiyou 122, Asia’s first cylindrical floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility, in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Workers are seen in the construction of Haiyang Shiyou 122, Asia’s first cylindrical floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility, in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Workers snake wires on Haiyang Shiyou 122, Asia’s first cylindrical floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility, in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows Haiyang Shiyou 122, Asia’s first cylindrical floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility, under construction in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Workers snake wires on Haiyang Shiyou 122, Asia’s first cylindrical floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility, in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)■