FPSO

Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel — an offshore facility that processes hydrocarbon fluids from subsea wells, stores the produced crude oil or gas, and periodically offloads it to shuttle tankers for export to shore. FPSOs are used in deepwater and remote locations where a pipeline to shore is not viable. They combine a full processing plant, large storage capacity, and a ship. Crews are large (often 200–400 personnel) and rotations are typically 28/28 or 4/4.