FPSO Anita Garibaldi Arrives in Brazil: MODEC Prepares for Pre-Salt Work with Petrobras

FPSO Anita Garibaldi Arrived in Brazil and Is Currently Preparing for Final Commissioning Operations. MODEC Will Provide the Vessel to Petrobras for the Pre-Salt Revitalization Project in the Campos Basin.

For this Monday, (01/23), the revitalization project of oil and natural gas production by Petrobras in the pre-salt of the Campos Basin is in full swing. The floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Anita Garibaldi, from the Japanese company MODEC, recently arrived in Brazil. It will undergo the final commissioning process before being handed over to the state-owned company. The vessel will be essential to the revitalization project of the Marlim Field over the coming years.

MODEC Announces Arrival of FPSO Anita Garibaldi in Brazil, Which Is Now Preparing for Final Commissioning

The Japanese FPSO operator MODEC announced the recent arrival of the Anita Garibaldi platform in Brazil.

The vessel will undergo final commissioning operations to prepare for work in the pre-salt of the Campos Basin for the country’s energy giant, Petrobras.

The company has an ongoing revitalization project for the Marlim Field, which will be supported by the Japanese company’s FPSO.

The final commissioning operations for the Anita Garibaldi vessel will take place at a shipyard in the state of Espírito Santo.

According to MODEC, the FPSO left the DSIC Marine Yard shipyard in Dalian, China, embarking for Brazil on October 6 of last year.

It has an impressive processing capacity of 80,000 barrels of crude oil and 7 million cubic meters of gas per day.

Thus, the MODEC vessel will be essential for Petrobras’s pre-salt project in the Campos Basin, with a planned completion for 2026.

There will be 43 pre-salt wells connected to the FPSO platform. It is the second component of the revitalization project, joining Anna Nery, which is expected to begin production in 2023.

Petrobras will use both to replace nine platforms currently in operation in the Marlim and Voador fields (P-18, P-19, P-20, P-26, P-32, P-33, P-35, P-37, and P-47).

With the arrival of the FPSO Anita Garibaldi from MODEC, Petrobras is taking another step toward advancements in its pre-salt revitalization project.

Learn More About FPSO Anita Garibaldi 

The operation of the FPSO is part of the revitalization project of the Marlim cluster. The field is operated by Petrobras and is located in the Campos Basin, 150 km off the coast in the northern part of the state of Rio de Janeiro. The oil wells are at a water depth of approximately 670 m.

MODEC is responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, chartering, mobilization, and operations of the FPSO, including topside processing equipment, as well as marine and hull systems. SOFEC, Inc., a company within the MODEC group, will design and provide the mooring system for the floating unit.

Get to Know MODEC

Founded in 1968, MODEC has been providing innovative floating solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry for over 50 years. Currently, the company operates 19 FPSOs and FSOs in offshore fields around the world.

MODEC is a leading provider of floating production solutions, such as FPSOs and TLPs, for the offshore oil and gas industry. These units can handle oil and gas production in ultra-deep waters and harsh environments. MODEC has an exceptionally strong track record to prove its excellence.