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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jun 25, 2025 (Wed)

Orderbook of Shuttle Tankers Increase due to Brazil and Namibia Oil Development

Shuttle tanker demand is expected to continue to grow

　Demand for shuttle tankers is expected to continue to grow as oil field development progresses, par ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80Demand+for+shuttle+tankers+is+expected+to+continue+to+grow+as+oil+field+development+progresses%2C+particularly+in+Brazil.+According+to+Clarksons+Research+in+the+UK%2C+the+backlog+of+orders+for+this+type+of+vessel+has+currently+risen+to+21+ships%2C+totaling+%242.9+billion%2C+mainly+reflecting+increased+demand+from+Brazil.+With+offshore+oil+production+expected+to+continue+to+increase+off+the+coast+of+Brazil+and+in+the+North+Sea%2C+and+with+large+oil+fields+being+discovered+one+after+another+in+Namibia%2C+%E2%80%9Cdemand+for+shuttle+tankers%2C+which+is+a+niche+and+relatively+stable+sector%2C+is+expected+to+continue+to+grow%E2%80%9C+%28Clarksons+Research%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%3Cb%3EShuttle+tanker%3C%2Fb%3Es+are+special+vessels+that+transport+crude+oil+produced+in+FPSO+%28Floating+Production%2C+Storage+%26+Offloading+system%29+on+offshore+oil+fields+to+onshore+oil+refining+and+storage+bases.+In+order+to+carry+out+cargo+handling+at+sea%2C+the+ship+is+equipped+with+a+Dynamic+Positioning+System+called+Dynamic+Positioning+%28DP%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+shuttle+tanker+originated+in+1981+when+the+Norwegian+energy+giant+Statoil+%28now+Equinor%29+converted+a+conventional+tanker+into+a+DP-equipped+vessel+and+began+operating+in+the+North+Sea.+Subsequently%2C+due+to+factors+such+as+expanded+production+by+the+Brazilian+state-owned+oil+company+Petrobras%2C+Brazil+overtook+the+North+Sea+to+become+the+largest+market+for+shuttle+tankers+in+2012.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80According+to+Clarksons+Research%2C+there+are+currently+106+shuttle+tankers+in+operation+worldwide.+Of+these%2C+18+vessels+are+deployed+in+the+North+Sea%2C+while+the+number+of+vessels+deployed+off+the+coast+of+Brazil+has+increased+to+45.+Other+major+destinations+include+the+Arctic+Ocean+%2814+vessels%29%2C+Canada+%284+vessels%29+and+northern+China+%284+vessels%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80There+are+90+offshore+oil+fields+around+the+world+where+crude+oil+is+shipped+by+shuttle+tankers.+There+are+37+in+Brazil+and+43+in+the+North+Sea.+Of+these%2C+the+Bacalhau+and+Maromba+oil+fields+off+the+coast+of+Brazil%2C+and+the+Rosebank+and+Froy+oil+fields+in+the+North+Sea+are+currently+under+development+and+are+scheduled+to+begin+production+in+the+next+few+years.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+2024%2C+shuttle+tankers+made+3%2C304+oil+field+calls.+They+shipped+4+million+barrels+of+crude+oil+per+day%2C+transporting+4%25+of+the+world%E2%80%99s+crude+oil+production.+The+number+of+port+calls+to+Brazilian+oil+fields+has+doubled+since+2016+due+to+the+operation+of+a+new+FPSO+in+the+Santos+Basin%2C+about+180+kilometers+off+the+coast+of+Rio+de+Janeiro.+Last+year%2C+Brazil+accounted+for+70%25+of+the+world%E2%80%99s+shuttle+tanker+calls%2C+driving+increased+demand+for+tonnage.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Clarksons+Research+points+out+that+%E2%80%9Cin+addition+to+growth+in+the+Brazilian+market%2C+there+is+also+potential+for+long-term+growth+in+demand+for+shuttle+tankers+in+Namibia%2C+where+a+series+of+major+oil+fields+has+been+discovered+since+2022.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Due+to+the+characteristics+of+the+reservoirs+in+Namibia%2C+not+all+of+the+oil+fields+discovered+may+be+developable.+Regarding+the+Venus+oil+field%2C+which+was+discovered+by+France%E2%80%99s+TotalEnergies+and+others+and+is+expected+to+start+production+after+2029%2C+%E2%80%9CInitial+development+plans+suggest+that+conditions+off+the+coast+of+Namibia+will+require+the+transport+of+oil+to+the+coast+by+shuttle+tankers%2C%E2%80%9C+Clarksons+Research+says.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+backlog+of+shuttle+tankers+on+order+continues+to+increase+due+to+the+need+to+meet+growing+transport+demand+and+to+replace+some+existing+ships.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81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