five sub-sea templates, and the FPSO has capacity to include several smaller wells nearby in the future. The process plant on the vessel can handle about of gas and of oil. An 80 km gas export pipe ties into Åsgard transport system. Aker Solutions (formerly Aker Kvaerner) developed the front-end design for the floating production facility as well as the overall system design for the field and preparation for procurement and project management of the total field development. The hull is an Aker Solutions proprietary "Tentech975" design. BP also selected Aker Solutions to perform the detail engineering, procurement and construction management assistance (EPcma) for the Skarv field development. The EPcma contract covers detail engineering and procurement work for the FPSO topsides as well as construction management assistance to BP including hull and topside facilities. The production started in field in August 2011. BP awarded the contract for fabrication of the Skarv FPSO hull to Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea and the Turret contract to SBM. The FPSO has a length of 292 m, beam of 50.6 m and is 29 m deep, accommodates about 100 people in single cabins. The hull is delivered in January 2010. References External links VIDEO: Maersk Oil Gryphon FPSO – The Recovery Story FPSO Seillean FPSO Seillean - the World's first DP production vessel - BP SWOPS Auld Alliance Trading FPSO Services FPSO Services - Auld Alliance FPSO production services Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Installations at the United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association FPSO's FAQ's at the United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association FPSOs at the U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service - Gulf of Mexico OCS Region FPSO pages at Offshore-Technology "Skarv FPSO Kizomba Petrojarl 1 Terra Nova White Rose FPSO pages at Ship-Technology Anasuria Bonga Ramform Banff Searose 2010 Worldwide Survey of FPSO Vessels by Mustang Engineering for Offshore Magazine Petroleum production Oil storage Ship types Offshore engineering