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BW Offshore refinances Catcher FPSO

Oslo-listed BW Offshore has secured a $200m financing package for its floating, production, storage and offloading vessel operating in UK waters.

Andreas Sohmen-Pao’s owner of six FPSOs said the three-and-a-half-year facility, has been used to refinance its existing senior loan for the Catcher unit.

The new loan is priced at a margin of 225 basis points above USD SOFR and is provided by a consortium of seven international banks.

The Cather FPSO operates for Harbour Energy in the UK central North Sea some 174 km from Aberdeen in water depths of around 90 metres. The Catcher area produces from 20 subsea wells tied back to the FPSO, which is under contract until 2025, with options until 2043.

Adis Ajdin

Adis is an experienced news reporter with a background in finance, media and education. He has written across the spectrum of offshore energy and ocean industries for many years and is a member of International Federation of Journalists. Previously he had written for Navingo media group titles including Offshore Energy, Subsea World News and Marine Energy.
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