Wind-assisted towing on the cards for SBM Offshore’s Suriname-bound FPSO
Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has disclosed that wind-assisted kite traction towing is being contemplated for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel that will be deployed at a giant deepwater oil project in Block 58 off the coast of Suriname, which is operated by France’s energy giant TotalEnergies.
SBM Offshore & Technip Energies Joint Venture (STS JV) and TotalEnergies EP Suriname, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, have signed an agreement to evaluate wind-assisted kite traction towing for Suriname’s GranMorgu FPSO project with Beyond the Sea, a French company specialized in innovative kite traction solutions that provide an efficient and scalable alternative to traditional propulsion methods for all types of vessels.
This enables the partners to develop, install, test and operate a wind assisted towing system (WATS) on the FPSO, with the main objective of reducing towing duration and fuel consumption
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