Amplus Energy Hires V.Ships Offshore for FPSO Transition

Aberdeen-headquartered Amplus Energy has hired V.Ships Offshore to oversee the transition of the recently acquired Petrojarl I FPSO.

Altera Infrastructure sold the FPSO unit to Amplus last month. Described as the most deployed FPSO in history, the 1986-built vessel’s last charter was with Enauta at the Atlanta field in Brazil’s Santos Basin.

The 215-m-long unit was Altera’s very first FPSO and the industry’s first newbuild harsh environment FPSO. The Nippon Kokan-built unit has previously operated 11 offshore fields.

The acquisition of the FPSO, which has a production capacity of 30,000 bopd, marks Amplus’ entry into the FPSO acquisition market after years of focus on delivering field development solutions, offering vessel design and leasing options over direct ownership.

To ensure a safe and efficient transition into Amplus ownership, the company picked V. Group subsidiary V.Ships Offshore to attend to initial vessel management and crewing, shipyard work scope preparation and execution oversight as well as to provide support throughout the deployment and operational phases.

“The overwhelming industry interest in our acquisition of Petrojarl I reaffirms the demand for cost-efficient, lower-production solutions in the market,” said Amplus managing director, Steve Gardyne. “We have strategic plans for further vessel ownership, with the aim of being the redeployment vessel contractor of choice.”