The funds were secured from five Asian banks comprising CIMB, Maybank, OCBC, Standard Chartered Bank and UOB.

Yinson secured the $3.2bn contract to supply an FPSO for deployment off the coast of Ghana in January this year.

The contract was awarded by Eni Ghana Exploration & Production for a firm charter period of 15 years with five yearly extension options.

The firm part of the contract is worth up to $2.5bn