Masirah Oil has contracted Wings Offshore in Singapore to convert the 750,000-bbl capacity Aframax tanker Mt Bull Papua to a floating storage and offloading vessel.
The oil tanker Mt Bull Papua will be converted to an FSO for the Masirah Oil-operated Yumna field offshore Oman.
Offshore staff
MUSCAT, Oman – Masirah Oil has contracted Wings Offshore in Singapore to convert the 750,000-bbl capacity Aframax tanker Mt Bull Papua to a floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel.
This will store crude oil produced during the early appraisal phase of the Yumna field in block 50 offshore Oman, in which Masirah has a 100% interest.
Drilling of the Yumna 1 appraisal well is due to start next month.
