BW Offshore has announced that the BW Opal FPSO has achieved First Gas on 20 September, after successfully reaching Ready for Start-Up (RFSU) for the Santos operated Barossa LNG project on 16 September, initiating 60% of the contractual dayrate under the charter. BW Offshore announces First Gas achieved on the BW Opal FPSOThe next milestone, Interim Performance Test (IPT), will increase the payable dayrate to 85%. 'Reaching First Gas on BW Opal is a tremendous achievement and a testament to the hard work, dedication, and collaboration of our teams, contractors, and partners,' said Marco Beenen, CEO of BW Offshore. The BW Opal FPSO, designed to process 850 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of gas and capacity of 11,000 barrels per day of stabilised condensate, will operate in the Santos operated Barossa gas field, located 285 kilometres offshore Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. Original announcement linkSource: BW Offshore