Editing Oil platform (section)

===Floating production systems===
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The main types of floating production systems are [[Floating Production Storage and Offloading|FPSO (floating production, storage, and offloading system)]]. FPSOs consist of large monohull structures, generally (but not always) shipshaped, equipped with processing facilities. These platforms are moored to a location for extended periods, and do not actually drill for oil or gas. Some variants of these applications, called [[Floating storage and offloading unit|FSO (floating storage and offloading system)]] or FSU (floating storage unit), are used exclusively for storage purposes, and host very little process equipment. This is one of the best sources for having floating production.

The world's first [[FLNG|floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG)]] facility is in production. See the section on [[#Particularly large examples|particularly large examples]] below.