CNR had been The FPSO, operating on the Espoir field offshore the Ivory Coast since 2002, has an oil processing capacity of 45,000 bbl/d and a gas handling capacity of 80 mmscfd. It can store 1,100,000 barrels.operating on the Espoir field offshore the Ivory Coast since 2002,In January 2021, two people died aboard the vessel, in an incident that The FPSO Espoir Ivoirien restarted operations in October 2021.