The Sakarya Gas Field Development 2 is an offshore project located in the western Black Sea, approximately 165 km off the coast of Filyos, Türkiye. Developed by Turkish Petroleum Corporation, the project involves the expansion of the Sakarya Gas Field’s production capacity through new offshore wells, subsea infrastructure and pipelines for transporting gas to the onshore processing plant in the Filyos area. Its objective is to increase Türkiye’s domestic natural gas production, reduce the country’s dependence on imports and contribute to national energy security.

The FPSO Florence will enable the start-up of production from the Baleine field, currently the largest hydrocarbon discovery in Côte d’Ivoire, with an estimated 2.5 billion barrels of oil in place and 3.3 trillion cubic feet of associated gas. The Baleine development is also expected to become Africa’s first net-zero upstream project. Upon its arrival in Ivory Coast, the vessel will be renamed FPSO Baleine. The unit has been refurbished and upgraded to process up to 15,000 barrels of oil per day (bbl/d) and approximately 25 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscf/d) of associated gas. All produced gas will be transported onshore through a newly constructed export pipeline.