Malaysia’s Yinson Production has confirmed that its revolutionary floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel equipped with first-of-its-kind carbon capture technology has made a strategic stopover in Namibia as it continues its journey to Angolan waters, where it’s expected to arrive by mid-May 2025.
The FPSO Agogo, featuring what is claimed to be the industry’s first pilot post-combustion carbon capture system on an FPSO, briefly docked at Walvis Bay on May 8 for planned logistics operations including store replenishment and crew changes.
With impressive production capacity of 120,000 barrels of oil per day, the vessel represents a significant technological leap forward in sustainable offshore energy production. Built and operated for Azule Energy, the FPSO Agogo is scheduled to begin operations in the second half of 2025 at the Agogo Integrated West Hub development project in Block 15/06 offshore Angola under a 15-year firm charter worth up to approximately $5.3 billion.
Project Director Per Dyberg highlighted the significance of the transit: “The successful transit of Agogo is a testament to our teams’ coordination and commitment, and it reflects the international scale and technical complexity of modern energy projects in the region. The vessel’s presence in Walvis Bay reflects the growing role of African ports in enabling large-scale energy infrastructure projects.”
The revolutionary vessel features multiple carbon-reducing technologies, including a closed flare system, hydrocarbon blanketing, combined cycle technology, automated process controls, and all-electric drives—innovations aligned with Yinson Production’s ambitious goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2050.
Source: offshore-energy.biz
