
First Gas achieved on the BW Opal FPSO BW Offshore is proud to announce 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. First Gas represents a critical juncture in the formal transition from project to operations phase and demonstrates BW Opal's readiness to deliver stable energy production.