The hull of the P-84—a large Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) unit built by CIMC Raffles—was recently completed in Yantai, Shandong. This project marks the world’s first large-scale FPSO to feature an all-electric design architecture and represents the largest single FPSO hull project ever undertaken by a Chinese shipyard.
A FPSO unit, often referred to as an “offshore oil processing plant”, is a core piece of high-end equipment for developing deep-sea oil and gas resources. The P-84 hull measures 345.3 meters in length, 64.8 meters in beam, and 34.3 meters in depth, with a total weight exceeding 100,000 tons; it boasts a daily natural gas processing capacity of 10 million cubic meters and a crude oil storage capacity of 2 million barrels.
The P-84 is the world’s first large-scale FPSO to utilize an all-electric architecture, incorporating a suite of low-carbon technologies such as zero routine flaring, waste heat recovery, and deep-sea water cooling. Thanks to its all-electric configuration and optimized production process systems, the platform will reduce greenhouse gas emission intensity per barrel of oil equivalent by approximately 30%, making it one of the most energy-efficient platforms globally.
Upon completion, the FPSO will be deployed at an ultra-deepwater pre-salt oil field in Brazil’s Santos Basin. The successful completion of the P-84 hull represents a significant breakthrough in all-electric FPSO construction technology, marking a major step forward for Chian’s shipbuilding industry as it accelerates its transition toward high-end offshore engineering equipment and high-value-added vessel manufacturing.
CIMC Raffles is a key partner for Seatrium in executing its “One Seatrium” global delivery model, responsible for constructing the hulls, living quarters, and certain modules for the P-series FPSOs. The hull of the FPSO P-78, delivered in July 2025 and commissioned on December 31, 2025; the FPSO P-80, christened in August 2026; and the hulls of the subsequent FPSOs P-83, P-84, and P-85 are all being built by CIMC Raffles.