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Floating Production Storage & Offloading (FPSO): full offshore production plant + storage + offtake to shuttle tanker. FSU (Floating Storage Unit): storage-only. FLNG (Floating LNG): liquefies gas at sea. Typical contract length: 10-25 years on a single field. Notable: Prelude FLNG (Shell/Inpex, Australia NW Shelf, world's largest floating structure at 488m); FPSO Girassol (Angola); FSO Africa. Rank profile heavily process-plant + marine crossover: Master + Chief Officer + Cargo Engineer + Process Engineers + Instrument Techs. High-paying, specialised.