The collaboration will advance the development of low carbon ammonia production aboard a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility. FPSOs have the potential to unlock multiple benefits for ammonia production, including advantages in environmental, health and safety, schedule certainty, and competitive levelised costs of ammonia.
BW Offshore will contribute its expertise in FPSO solutions and apply an innovative approach to offshore production facilities.
McDermott brings extensive experience in engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) across the energy sector and will contribute its technical knowledge and project execution capabilities and leverage its global fabrication assets and modularised solutions.
"This is a unique collaboration that makes important strides to progress the energy transition by advancing a viable pathway for offshore blue ammonia production," said Vaseem Khan, Senior Vice President, Global Operations at McDermott. "Our offshore module design and fabrication capabilities, and low carbon process expertise fits perfectly with BW Offshore's FPSO know-how, and we are aligned in our commitment to developing sustainable energy and progressing the energy transition."
Fredrik Savio, Business Unit Manager, New Ventures and Technology at BW Offshore, said: “We aim to advance offshore blue ammonia production. This collaboration with McDermott underscores our mutual commitment to sustainable energy solutions."
