WESTHILL, United Kingdom, July 24, 2024 — Altera Infrastructure celebrated the naming of its Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel, FPSO Petrojarl Kong and its Floating Storage and Offloading vessel, FSO Yamoussoukro. The vessels are in their final stages of upgrading and conversion before they are mobilized to Côte d’Ivoire for Eni’s Baleine Phase 2 project. Altera Infrastructure, alongside Eni, Petroci, and Drydocks World, held a naming ceremony in Dubai to mark this milestone.

The ceremony was attended by Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, Petroci’s CEO, Fatoumata Sanogo, Eni’s Chief Operating Officer Natural Resources, Guido Brusco, and Senior Vice President, EPC & Commercial at Drydocks World Janarthanan Lakshmi Kanthan, as well as 200 other guests from project partners.

The FPSO Petrojarl Kong, previously known as Voyageur Spirit, operated on the Huntington field in the North Sea until 2020. The FSO Yamoussoukro, converted from the Altera shuttle tanker Nordic Brasilia, will provide additional storage capacity and oil export facilities at the field. Altera owns and will operate both vessels, which are scheduled to be deployed on the Baleine field with a 15-year firm contract. Operations are expected to begin in December 2024.

Executive Vice President, Projects, Arne H. Tørnkvist, said: “This achievement highlights Altera’s ability to develop and execute large, complex projects while maintaining a focus on safety and quality. The FPSO and the FSO are being completed approximately 14 months after arriving at the yard – and the Altera FPSO and FSO Projects combined have so far involved more than 8 million manhours without Lost Time Injuries and over 10 million on the entire project. Our partnership and collaboration with Drydocks World, Eni, and Petroci Holding have been crucial to delivering this fast-track project successfully.”

This fast-track execution model has involved parallel activities related to Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning. The scope of work includes extensive demolition, Repair and Life Extension, and Conversion work for both vessels.

The Baleine field is Africa’s first net-zero emissions field development, and Altera is excited to work with Eni on a more sustainable approach to energy development.

This project marks Altera’s first venture into West Africa, a region with high demand for FPSO developments. The company’s new base in Abidjan, established rapidly, will serve as the operational center for the FPSO and FSO.

Chris Brett, President Altera Infrastructure Production, said: “Today’s naming ceremony of FPSO Petrojarl Kong and FSO Yamoussoukro for the Baleine field in Côte d’Ivoire is a significant milestone for Altera. It demonstrates that redeployments are among the fastest, most cost-effective, and emissions-friendly ways for our customers to develop their projects in the current market. This is Altera’s 13^th redeployment project. With a well-established local organization in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Altera is committed to being an engaged contributor to the development of a growing industry for many years to come.”

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About Altera Infrastructure
Altera Infrastructure is a leading global energy infrastructure services group primarily focused on the ownership and operation of critical infrastructure assets in offshore oil regions of the North Sea, Brazil and the East Coast of Canada.

Altera Infrastructure has consolidated assets of approximately $4 billion, comprised of 30 offshore assets, including floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units, shuttle tankers, floating storage and offtake (FSO) units and a unit for maintenance and safety (UMS). The majority of Altera Infrastructure’s fleet is employed on medium-term, stable contracts.

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