Glen Lyon (ship) explained

The Glen Lyon is a 100,000 tonne 880 ft long floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). The ship was built in South Korea and is anchored to the seabed at the Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields in the North Sea in waters 1,300ft deep.^{[1] [2]}

It is said by BP to be the largest "harsh water" FPSO ship in the world.^{[1] [3]}

External links

• Web site: New Glen Lyon FPSO sets sail for west of Shetland | Press releases and latest news | Media | United Kingdom . Bp.com . 2016-10-17 . 2017-05-26.

Notes and References

1. Web site: BP strikes old oil in boost for North Sea. Emily Gosden. Thetimes.co.uk. 26 May 2017.
2. Web site: First oil after £4.4 billion North Sea field revamp . Thecourier.co.uk. 26 May 2017.
3. Web site: Biggest harsh water oil ship Glen Lyon prepares to sail. Kevin. Keane. 11 May 2016. Bbc.co.uk. 26 May 2017.