MISC Berhad names FSO Benchamas 2

The unit will be deployed on the Benchamas field in the Gulf of Thailand in a contract between MISC Offshore Floating Terminals Limited and Chevron Offshore (Thailand) Limited. The unit was converted at the MMHE West Yard in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia from the 1999-built 105,000dwt Aframax tanker, Bunga Kelana 5, operated by AET Tankers, a MISC subsidiary. Conversion work began in early 2017 and took more than 2.2 million man-hours to complete.
MISC President and Group CEO, Yee Yang Chien, said: “FSO Benchamas 2 is a significant achievement for MISC, being our first collaboration with Chevron in the offshore segment. With our broad spectrum of energy related maritime solutions and services, be it in energy shipping or offshore solutions, MISC is confident of our ability to serve the various needs of the global oil and gas industry. We are honoured for the trust and opportunity given to MISC for us to work together with COTL towards the development and sustainability of Thailand’s oil and gas sector.”
The FSO Benchamas 2 has a storage capacity of 650,000 barrels and has been converted to work on the field for 12 years, without drydocking.