Naval Construction – Petrobras Signs Contract With Saipem and DSME for the Construction of FPSO P-79, Which Will Be Installed in the Búzios Field in the Pre-Salt of the Santos Basin

Petrobras Signed Contract With Saipem and DSME for the Construction of the FPSO P-78 Platform in the Búzios Field, in the Pre-Salt of the Santos Basin

Petrobras announced the signing of a contract with the companies Saipem and DSME for the construction of the FPSO P-79 platform, which will be located in the Búzios field, situated in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin. The FPSO is expected to be delivered in 2025, and will have a processing capacity of 180,000 barrels of oil per day and 7.2 million m³ of gas per day. The contract between the companies will be worth US$ 2.3 billion for the provision of P-79, the eighth unit to be installed in the Búzios field. See also: Petrobras Signs Contract With Keppel for the Construction of the FPSO P-78, Which Will Be Installed in the Pre-Salt of the Santos Basin

The FPSO P-79 from Petrobras, in the Pre-Salt of the Santos Basin

The platform type FPSO (capable of storing and transferring oil) will be operational by 2025. In addition, Petrobras added that the FPSO P-79 will have a daily processing capacity of 180,000 barrels of oil and 7.2 million cubic meters of natural gas per day.

The Petrobras project also foresees interconnection of 14 wells to the FPSO that will be installed in the Búzios field, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin, comprising eight producers and six injectors. The subsea infrastructure will have rigid production and injection pipelines and flexible service pipes.

Contract Between the State Company and Saipem and DSME

In a statement, Petrobras stated that the supply of the FPSO will be the result of contracting in the EPC modality (engineering, procurement, and construction) and the state company’s strategy to develop new projects for its own platforms, incorporating lessons learned from the FPSOs already installed in the pre-salt, including aspects of contracting and construction.

The contract provides for compliance with a local content requirement of 25%, as stipulated in the tender and committed to the ANP for the Búzios field. The FPSO P-79 will be the third unit contracted for production in Búzios following the bidding for the volume of excess from the onerous cession.

In September 2020, Petrobras announced the direct hiring of SBM Offshore for the chartering of the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré, which will be the largest platform for oil and gas production ever installed in the country, with a production capacity of 225,000 barrels of oil per day and 12 million m³ of gas.

See Also: Petrobras Presents the FPSO Carioca Platform at the Brasfels Shipyard in Angra dos Reis, and Rio Authorities Promise 5,000 Job Openings in Shipbuilding for the State

Last Thursday (06/10), Brazil’s largest oil company invited authorities from the state of Rio de Janeiro to present the FPSO Carioca oil platform, which is being constructed by Modec at the Brasfels shipyard in Angra dos Reis, in the Costa Verde of Rio. With two weeks to go until the completion of the works, the unit, which belongs to Petrobras, will have its final destination in the Sépia field, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin, where it is expected to start operating in August.

The companies also commented on the market difficulties in shipbuilding regarding technology, infrastructure, and lack of fiscal incentives to make them more competitive. According to a lawmaker, there are expectations for 5,000 new jobs with constructions in shipyards in the state.