Bumi Armada Berhad, Malaysia-based international offshore energy facilities and services provider is pleased to announce that the Armada Kraken Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (“FPSO”) has completed its shore-based commissioning activities at the quayside in Singapore and has also completed the vessel’s inclination testing programme. The FPSO has left the yard and is now sailing to deep water anchorage, to undertake commissioning work on the water injection pumps, HSP power fluid pumps, sulphate reduction packages, lifeboats and fire, water and deluge systems.

The FPSO is on schedule to sail away to the Kraken field in the North Sea this quarter as planned. The journey from Singapore to the Kraken field is expected to take approximately 50 days and the unit is expected to deliver first oil in first half of 2017.

About Bumi Armada

Bumi Armada Berhad is a Malaysia-based international offshore energy facilities and services provider with a presence in over 15 countries spread across 5 continents, underpinned by its access to over 1,500 people from over 30 nationalities.

Bumi Armada Berhad provides offshore services vis two business units – Floating Production and Operations (oil and gas solutions) and Offshore Marine Services (“OMS”) (encompassing the Offshore Support Vessels (“OSV”) and the Subsea Construction (“SC”) services). The two business units are in turn supported by three support units, namely FPSO Sales, Major Projects and Technology & Development.

Bumi Armada is the fifth largest FPSO player in the world and an established offshore marine operator across Asia, Africa and Latin America.