FSUs/FSOs/FPSOs in the marine industry

A floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) is typically moored at sea close to a subsea oilfield. It is often based on an oil tanker hulk, and is equipped for the separation and treatment of the crude oil, water and gas mixture that arrives on board via flexible pipelines attached to the sea bed wellheads.

The treated oil is stored in the cargo tanks in the ship, until offloading to a shuttle transfer tanker. Some of the treated gas is used as fuel for on-board power generation: the excess gas is either exported via a pipeline to shore or it can be re-injected back into the reservoir. The produced water from the mixture is treated and discharged overboard, or is re-injected into the reservoir. The FPSO has sufficient storage to carry the produced oil, until it can be offloaded to the shuttle tanker, and thus so the installation does not require a major pipeline to the shore.

The KROHNE cargo monitoring system CARGOMASTER^® is designed for all tank monitoring, alarm and liquid cargo operations. The system includes KROHNE radar marine tank level transmitters for tank level and ullage measurement, and includes inert gas and vapour pressure sensors, as well as tank temperature sensors. Configurable or Independent high level and overfill alarm sensors can also be incorporated. Close to 1000 vessels have been equipped with cargo monitoring systems from KROHNE to date.

KROHNE Global Industry Division Marine

Headquartered in Brevik, Norway, our Global Industry Division Marine handles all marine-related activities within the KROHNE Group. This includes sales and marketing, engineering and system design, research and development, after sales service and spare parts. Our highly knowledgeable team is always up to date with the newest technology, legislation and shipboard installations.

The marine market is a global market without borders. More than 60 years in the marine business mean KROHNE Marine knows what it takes to deliver high-quality products to demanding ship operators and shipyards anywhere in the world. An exclusive network of sales representatives and service agents represent KROHNE Marine in all the main global shipping hubs and shipbuilding countries.

An increasing number of harbor authorities, governments and marine regulations require an ISO 14001 or similar certification. Even when it is not a formal requirement, it is of interest to ship owners and partners how we care for the environment. The benefit for the ship-owner is to show their customers, the communities and shareholders that they focus on using reliable, traceable, sustainable, and future-oriented partners in their operations.

We are therefore happy to announce that KROHNE Marine Norway is certified according to both ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. The certification gives a clear signal that KROHNE is committed to honor its environmental commitments and environmental policy requirements.