ABS Pacific management and surveyors attended the recent naming ceremony for the Agbami FPSO at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Koje, South Korea.  The ABS classed newbuild FPSO will operate for the  Star Deep Water Petroleum Ltd. (an affiliate of Chevron Corp.) 

ABS classification of this unit included review of the FPSO hull structure, topsides, processing equipment, mooring systems, utility and safety systems as well as accommodations and the offloading systems.   The integration of the topside structure with the hull structure was critical. The 13 topsides modules weigh about 35,000 tons which required close review of the loads as well as calculations for the hull’s strength and fatigue assessment.