On August 30, 2017, SWS OFFSHORE and BV signed the shipbuilding classification contract for SBM FPSO hull project. Mr. Marie-Francoise, marketing manager of BV headquarters Marine department. Mr. Jiang Huatao, vice president of BV China, Mr. Ulrik, manager of BV headquarters Marine operations department. Mr. Philippe, BV headquarters project manager and other project managers, together with Mr. Zhou Qi, vice president of SWS and chairman of SWS OFFSHORE. Mr. Zhang Wei, vice chairman of SWSOFFSHORE. Mr. Chen Jianwei, president of SWSOFFSHORE. Mr. Zhang Qipeng, Vice CTO of SWS OFFSHORE and etc, attended the signing ceremony.
On June 24, 2017, SWS OFFSHORE signed the EPC contract for FPSO hull project with SBM, which is a global well-known FPSO operator. This project is the latest generation of FPSO hull project, which is requested to meet the standards of international high-end offshore equipment and should be carried out with the international project management mode. The signature of the project is the full confidence and recognition of the EPC capacity of SWS OFFSHORE project, is also a test for SWSO’s ability to undertake the construction of the most active oil and gas exploitation equipment of FPSO, but even marks “SWS” returned to the FPSO construction market after ten years and offerred confidence to the stagnant offshore market.
The signing of FPSO hull project classification contract with BV is another great milestone for this project. Both sides will cooperate with full strength on drawing review, field inspection, and technical service during the project’s full life cycle; solve the risks and problems that may occur in the engineering and construction process in the spirit of “one team with one goal”. Both sides fully recognize and grasp the important opportunity of leading the development of the industry, deal with SBM high standards and strict requirements jointly. In the ceremony, both sides expressed a will to deepen the sincere cooperation for the project and build a high-quality offshore FPSO.
