The company said Maybank, United Overseas Bank (UOB) and AmInvestment Bankwill finance the move for the Oslo-listed FPSO owner.

The rest of the $174m purchases price will come through share sales andinternal funds.

FOP owns a fleet of three floating production storage and offloading unitsand a jack up rig.

Yinson has offered NOK 9.4 per share or NOK 996m ($174m) in total, a premium of 5.1%over