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The class were the first ULCCs (ultra-large crude carriers) to be built in 25 years. [ 3 ] By displacement , deadweight tonnage (≈ cargo mass), and gross tonnage (a formula value based on internal volume, not mass), the TI class ships are smaller only than Pioneering Spirit .
Ultra Large Crude Carrier/Sea Saint: Kockums: Supertanker 1974 converted to FPSO named Fluminense. Two active in a series of six. Rederi AB Malmoil Sweden: Ultra Large Crude Carrier/Sea Scape: Kockums: Supertanker 1975 2002 scrapped in Xinhui, China Sture Ödner, Sweden Sweden: Ultra Large Crude Carrier/Sea Stratus: Kockums: Supertanker 1975 2000
Seawise Giant was ordered in 1974 and delivered in 1979 by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (S.H.I.) at Oppama shipyard in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, as a 418,611-ton Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC). [12] The vessel remained unnamed for a long time, and was identified by her hull number, 1016. During sea trials, 1016 exhibited severe vibration ...
Crude carriers are among the largest, ranging from 55,000 DWT Panamax-sized vessels to ultra-large crude carriers (ULCCs) of over 440,000 DWT. [43] Smaller tankers, ranging from well under 10,000 DWT to 80,000 DWT Panamax vessels, generally carry refined petroleum products, and are known as product tankers. [43]
An Aframax vessel is an oil tanker with a deadweight between 80,000 and 120,000 metric tonnes. [1] The term is based on the Average Freight Rate Assessment (AFRA), a tanker rate system created in 1954 by Shell Oil to standardize shipping contract terms. [2] Due to their favorable size, Aframax tankers can serve most ports in the world.
Vessels of this size are classified as very large crude carriers or VLCCs. She was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Okpo, Geoje, South Korea. Her keel was laid on 29 October 2007. [1] Designated as hull number 5302, she was the 100th VLCC built by DSME. [7] Sirius Star was launched by Huda Al-Ghoson on 28 March 2008. [2]
The Azurite FDPSO has storage capacity 1.4 million barrels (220 × 10 ^ 3 m 3) of crude oil. Its processing capacity is 60 thousand barrels per day (9.5 × 10 ^ 3 m 3 /d) of fluid and 40 thousand barrels per day (6.4 × 10 ^ 3 m 3 /d) of oil. [7] Prosafe Production is responsible for the vessel operations and Murphy Oil is responsible for ...
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