UK-based diversified shipowner Purus has partnered up with floater specialist Bluewater Energy Services to provide floating storage and offloading (FSO) solutions for low-carbon ammonia, clean hydrogen and carbon capture utilisation and storage markets.
The alliance seeks to address the distribution challenges of low-carbon fuels through the application of bespoke floating offshore storage terminals, or so-called clean energy FSOs, which the companies say can offer greater flexibility and speed-to-market than conventional onshore storage tanks.
The duo said they will combine their capabilities to provide engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning works required to deliver low-carbon cryogenic cargo floaters, including the subsequent operations and maintenance needed to unlock long-term access to new markets.
“With this alliance, Purus is now able to provide our customers with an end-to-end floating pipeline solution for energy transition cargoes, including international maritime transport, floating storage, FSO-to-shore, breakbulk services and inland barging,” the Julian Proctor-led company, with investments in LNG, LPG, ammonia and ethane carriers, said.
For Bluewater, the clean energy FSO business adds to the company’s fleet of five FPSOs, with two available for redeployment, and renewables projects portfolio as part of the plan to optimise its offshore solutions, “including fleet renewal in the new energy era”.
