en.Wedoany.com Reported - SBM Offshore has signed an agreement to sell a 45% ownership interest in the special purpose company responsible for leasing and operating the FSO Chalchi to its long-term partner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK). The floating storage and offloading unit (FSO) is being developed for the Trion deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico.

Under the terms of the agreement, SBM Offshore will retain a 55% ownership stake and continue as the majority shareholder. The divestment is subject to customary approvals and conditions.

The FSO Chalchi is currently under construction. Upon completion, the unit will be contracted to Woodside Energy through its Mexican affiliate under a 20-year lease and operation agreement. The newbuild unit is based on a Suezmax-class hull, equipped with SBM Offshore's disconnectable turret mooring system, designed to store approximately 950,000 barrels of crude oil, and planned for deployment in water depths of around 2,500 meters.

The FSO will support the Trion development project, a joint venture between Woodside (holding a 60% operating interest) and Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex, holding the remaining 40% interest). The Trion field is located approximately 180 kilometers offshore Mexico and about 30 kilometers south of the U.S.-Mexico maritime boundary.

This agreement expands the long-term partnership between SBM Offshore and NYK, while supporting the development of one of the largest deepwater projects currently under construction in Mexico.

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