Norwegian floating production solutions provider BW Offshore has unveiled a new operational milestone for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which has been deployed on a giant Santos-operated gas project off the coast of Australia..
BW Offshore has revealed the completion of the Interim Performance Testing (IPT) for FPSO PW Opalas part of Santos’ commissioning programme Barossa LNG Offshore project north of Australia. The Barossa project is a joint venture between Santos (50%), PRISM Energy International Australia – formerly SK E&S – (37.5%), and JERA (12.5%).
The company claims that completing the IPT constitutes… “important” An operational milestone for the FPSO, confirming that the main production, processing and facilities systems on the vessel are operating in an integrated manner and capable of delivering stable performance under production conditions.
after Resuming production In early May 2026, the FPSO BW Opal continued to produce and export gas. BW Offshore explains that production is managed in close coordination with an operator Barossa field During this phase of the intensification and operation programme.
The company confirms that it remains focused on safe and stable operations, completing the remaining operating activities, and progressing towards practical completion, which will mark the beginning of the long-term fixed contract period for the vessel.
This FPSO, located in the Barossa gas field, about 285 kilometers offshore Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory, is expected to feed the Darwin LNG plant for the next two decades.
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