FPSO John Agyekum Kufuor celebrates three-year first oil anniversary!
Three years have passed since FPSO John Agyekum Kufuor (“FPSO JAK”) got its first droplets of oil into her tanks! On 20 May 2017, Yinson celebrated the momentous achievement of first oil for FPSO JAK. This was achieved well ahead of schedule, and made possible through strong teamwork and with the invaluable support from our […]
Yinson’s Ghana office donates surgical face masks to Ghana’s National Commission for Civic Education
Yinson Production West Africa Limited (“YPWAL”) has recently donated 6,000 pieces of surgical face mask to Ghana’s National Commission for Civic Education after receiving a total of 10,000 units as part of Yinson’s CSR initiative in the battle against Covid-19. The items were handed over by Edward Mensah and Pearl Hasford at the Commission, with […]
Yinson sponsors medical protective equipment to Miri General Hospital
Yinson Miri has collaborated with Singapore-based Apex Sealing Technologies Pte Ltd to contribute medical personnel protective equipment to Miri General Hospital, Sarawak. The donated items, comprising of protective suits, face shields, goggles, shoe covers and disposable hats, were handed over by Yinson Lavender Operations Manager Bogdan Lefter to the hospital today. Commenting on the situation, […]
Yinson’s Ghana office engineers crowned victors in Ventilator Challenge
A team of three young engineers from Yinson’s Ghana office recently won the Field Ready Ventilator Challenge, an initiative organised as part of Field Ready’s employability programme for engineering students in Ghana, Mozambique and Nigeria. They joined 53 other competing engineers to design a simple, practical, low-cost and scalable ventilator as a positive response to […]
Yinson and Sumitomo firm up partnership for Brazil FPSO Anna Nery project
Yinson and Sumitomo Corporation (“Sumitomo”) have concluded an agreement for their participation into the charter, operations and maintenance of FPSO Anna Nery for the Marlim revitalisation project in Brazil. Under the agreement, Sumitomo will have a 25% stake in the FPSO Anna Nery project, which was awarded to Yinson by PetrĂłleo Brasileiro S.A. (“Petrobras”) in […]
Yinson completes USD800m refinancing deal for FPSO John Agyekum Kufour
Yinson has completed a USD800 million refinancing exercise for FPSO John Agyekum Kufuor (JAK), with the loan successfully drawn down on 14 April. The project kicked off five months ago in November 2019 when 13 local and international banks, 7 of which are new to Yinson, signed the refinancing agreement. The tenure of the loan […]
Yinson signs firm contracts for Brazil FPSO Marlim project
Yinson is pleased to announce that the Company has signed contracts with Petrobras for the charter, operations and maintenance of FPSO Marlim 2, a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Marlim revitalization project in the north-eastern part of Campos Basin, Brazil. Two Letters of Intent (LOI) for the project were entered into […]
Yinson’s Brazil office sponsors new kitchen garden for little ones at Obra do Berço
Yinson Boronia Servicos De Operacao Ltda brought green cheer to Obra do Berço, a non-profit shelter for orphaned and underprivileged children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil recently by funding the building of a self-sustainable kitchen garden area. Working closely with Obra do Berço and Saber Global, the contractor agency hired by the shelter who is […]
Yinson’s FPSO Abigail-Joseph sets sail for Nigeria
Yinson’s FPSO Abigail-Joseph today set sail from Singapore to the Anyala & Madu fields in Block OML 83 & 85, offshore Nigeria, marking the successful completion of its conversion and life extension phase. The vessel is expected to reach Nigeria by early May after which she will undergo final commissioning works. Start-up of production is […]
Yinson awarded Ghana FPSO project
Yinson is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with Aker Energy Ghana Limited (“Aker Energy”) with the intent of awarding the contract to charter, operate and maintain a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Pecan field development project in the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points […]