China-made huge Penguins FPSO sets out for North Sea in Europe(1/3)

China-made cylindrical floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) device sets off from Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province to the North Sea in Europe, Dec. 6, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)

The 118-meter-tall Penguins FPSO weighs 32,000 metric tons. It is the heaviest cylinder-shaped floating production storage and offloading unit in China, with a maximum crude storage capacity of 400,000 barrels.

Photo taken on Dec. 2, 2022 shows the cylindrical floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Workers release the mooring rope after completion of loading operation in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 2, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)