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N'Goma FPSO
See also : FPSO Xikomba
"N'Goma FPSO", at the Paenal yard in Angola
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"N'Goma FPSO", at the Paenal yard in Angola
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"N'Goma FPSO", at Keppel Shipyard, Singapore, May 1th, 2014.
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 "N'Goma FPSO", at Keppel Shipyard, Singapore, August 22nd, 2012.
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SBM Offshore has received formal Production Readiness Notice (PRN) for N’Goma FPSO from client Eni, operator of Block 15/06, offshore Angola.
Following first oil in November 2014 and completion of the 72 hour continuous production test in early December 2014, PRN goes into effect retroactively to November 28, 2014 and the vessel is on hire from that date onwards.
The FPSO will operate under a twelve year lease and operate contract with Eni Angola S.p.A on Block 15/06, West Hub, offshore Angola.
The FPSO is owned by Sonasing and operated by OPS, a Joint Venture company formed by SBM Offshore (50%) and Sonangol (50%). N’Goma FPSO was previously on hire as FPSO Xikomba and was disconnected in 2011 from Block 15 offshore Angola after concluding eight years of operations.
SBM Offshore converted FPSO Xikomba, renaming it N’Goma FPSO, at the Keppel shipyard in Singapore before the vessel set sail for the Paenal yard in Angola where it completed the final scope of work on time.
The vessel has 100,000 bpd of oil processing capacity, 115 mmscf/d of gas handling capacity and water injection capacity of 120,000 bpd.

Original Name
Esso Bilbao ( Launched as )
Type
VLCC
Delivered
08-02-1974
IMO No
7349144
Builder & Yard
A.G. »Weser«, Bremen, Germany
Yard No
1388
Engine
Steam
KW
23536
GRT
126192
NTR
99621
DWT
256692
LOA
347,81
LBP
329,22
Beam
51,87
Draft
20,05
Depth
25,61
Other names and history
1974 Esso Bonn
1985 Esso Bahamas
1993 Amazon Glory
1996 Mosocean
2002 Rebuild as FPSO Xikomba
2013 N'Goma FPSO
Scrapped
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The Miramar Ship Index for "ESSO BILBAO / ESSO BONN"
IDNo:
7349144
Year:
1974
Name:
ESSO BONN
Keel:
Type:
Tanker
Launch Date:
09.11.1973
Flag:
DEU
Date of completion:
08.02.1974

Tons:
126192
Link:
-
DWT:
256692
Yard No:
1388
Length overall:
347.8
Ship Design:
LPP:
329.2
Country of build:
DEU
Beam:
51.9
Builder:
Weser
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Bremen
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1ST-15.5

Subsequent History:
[ Launched as ESSO BILBAO ] - 1974 ESSO BONN -
1985 ESSO BAHAMAS - 1993 AMAZON GLORY -
1996 MOSOCEAN - 2002 ATLANTIC -
[ 2003 converted to FPSO tanker ] -
2003 FPSO XIKOMBA - 2013 N'Goma FPSO

Disposal Data:
-

History:
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Registered Owner
7349144
7349144
1974
ESSO BILBAO
126192
L
Esso Tankers Inc.
7349144
7349144
1974
ESSO  BONN
126192
1974
Esso Tankschiff Reederei GmbH.
7349144
7349144
1974
ESSO BAHAMAS
126192
1985
Esso Intnl Sg Co Ltd.
7349144
7349144
1974
AMAZON GLORY
126192
1993
Mount Sg Co Ltd.
7349144
7349144
1974
MOSOCEAN
126192
1996
The Thornhope Sg Co Ltd.
7349144
7349144
1974
ATLANTIC
126192
2002
Mosocean Investments Ltd.
7349144
7349144
1974
FPSO XIKOMBA
126192
2003
SBM and Sonangol
7349144
7349144
1974
N'GOMA FPSO
126192
2013
ENI.

Latest news :
FPSO XIKOMBA, is under refurbishment and is new name will be N’GOMA. It stay in Angola block 15/06. Final contractor ENI.