Heavy oil is produced by either cold production (often with managed sand) and high-torque artificial lift, or by in-situ thermal/solvent methods (CSS, Steamflood, SAGD, ISC, solvent-assist) that lower ...

FPSO (Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading) vessels are floating facilities that receive well fluids, process them to export-spec crude and gas, store stabilized crude, and offload to shuttle ...