ABSTRACT

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY IS TO ANALYZE THE PROCESS OF

CONVERTING A VLCC (VERY LARGE CRUDE CARRIER) OIL TANKER
INTO A FPSO (FLOATING PRODUCTION STORAGE AND
OFFLOADING).THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE FUNCTIONALITY AND ALL
SYSTEMS FOUND IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS OF FPSOS,IT ALSO
RELATES HOW THE CONVERSION TAKES PLACE,DETAILING ALL OF
THE CHANGES .IT IS APPLIED AS EXAMPLE THE CONVERSION OF AN
OLD VLCC SHIP,OUTLING THE MAIN STRUCTURAL CHANGES AND
DETAILING THE CONVERSION,BY APPLYING CALCULATIONS
ACCORDING TO ABS(AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING) IN THIS
WORK.