How do Shuttle Tankers Work ?

Petrobras will make history in late 2011 when it starts production from its Cascade and Chinook fields 160 miles from shore in 8,000 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico. But it won’t be the distance of the field from shore, nor the water depth that makes it special. Rather, Petrobras’ field development plans include the use of the first floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the GOM and subsequently the first shuttle tankers. Oil will be transported to shore via shuttle tanker while g