The FPSO will be converted, installed and operated under DNV Class.
DNV will perform the verification work during the design, fabrication, and installation phases.
DNV and Petrobras have signed a Certified Verification Agent (CVA) contract for the first FPSO in the US Gulf of Mexico. BW Pioneer will be a converted 1992-built double hull aframax tanker that will be installed on the Chinook and Cascade fields at the beginning of 2010. BW Offshore, one of the world’s leading FPSO operators, has signed the contract with Petrobras for the conversion, installation and operation under DNV Class.
Date: 2008-06-11
