Vietnam launches its biggest FSO vessel

The hull of a 150,000 dwt FSO vessel, the FSO-5, was launched recently at the Nam Trieu Shipbuilding Industrial Corporation, NASICO, a member of Vinashin, in the northern port city of Haiphong.

This is the biggest vessel of its kind ever built in Vietnam and was ordered by the PetroVietnam Technical Services Joint Stock Company (PTSC), a subsidiary of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam).

The FSO-5 is 258.14 metres long, 46.4 metres wide and 24 metres high and, once completed, the will be operated at Rong (Dragon) oil field which is 200 miles off shore and might replace the position of the FSO-4 which is being operational at the Bach Ho (White Tiger) oil field off southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.