BW Offshore

BW Offshore Limited is a global owner and operator of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels.

In 2007, BW Offshore acquired the ownership of Advanced Production and Loading (APL), making the company its technology division.

[2] APL which is based in Arendal, Norway and is a specialist in the engineering and supply of offloading and transfer systems for ships and terminals.

As of December 31, 2013, BW Offshore owned a fleet of 14 FPSOs, 1 FSO and 1 FPSO conversion candidate (Blue Opal).

In May 2014, BW Offshore was selected by Premier Oil to execute the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and operation of a new built FPSO for its Catcher field in the UK North Sea.