Malaysia’s Yinson Production has received main scantling approval from Norwegian classification society DNV for its first-ever purpose-built floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) hull design. The new design, called Meridian, is equipped with low-carbon technology and is intended to meet the challenges of deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil and gas operations. With the approval, Yinson aims to strengthen its ability to compete for new-build FPSO projects, particularly in South America and West Africa. According to Yinson Production’s Chief Technical Officer, Lars Gunnar Vogt, the approval marks an important step in the company’s evolution:“Achieving the main scantling approval for our FPSO hull design signifies our technical excellence and forward-thinking approach. The company says the new hull design will allow it to offer solutions when topside and storage capacity demands exceed those of large conversion projects.