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The gas turbine sets selected for FPSO P-78 will allow Petrobras to efficiently and sustainably explore the oil reserves in the Búzios field
Siemens Energy informed this morning (08/04) that it received a Keppel Offshore & Marine contract to supply the topsides turbomachinery package for the floating production vessel, storage and offloading of the (FPSO) P-78. The FPSO, which is owned by Petrobras, will also be operated by the company, in partnership with the Chinese companies CNOOC and CNODC in Campo de Búzios, in the Santos Basin, located approximately 200 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in water depths ranging from 1.600 – 2.100 meters (5.249 – 6.890 feet).
Siemens Energy will supply power generation and compression packages for FPSO-78, operated by Petrobras
Siemens Energy's scope of supply for the project includes the power generation and compression packages for the facility, including main gas, export and injection gas, as well as CO2 injection compressors.
The energy supply will be supplied by means of four sets of gas turbines. Compression of the main gas, export gas and injection gas will be handled by eight trains of compressors powered by an electric motor. In addition, two additional trains with aero-derived gas turbines, which will drive centrifugal compressors, will be used to reinject CO2 back into the reservoir. When completed, the P-78 will have a processing capacity of 180 barrels of oil per day (bopd) and 7,2 million cubic meters of gas per day (mmscfd).
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Siemens Energy's ability to satisfy the local content requirements for the project, through its fabrication and assembly facilities in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, in the state of São Paulo, was a valuable consideration in the execution plan. The facility was commissioned in 2013, and has played a critical role in fulfilling the location mandates set by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) on several large oil and gas development projects in South America.
“We are proud to support Brazil's efforts to promote the use of local content in the offshore hydrocarbon sector,” said Thorbjörn Fors, Executive Vice President of Industrial Applications at Siemens Energy. “The equipment packages selected for FPSO P-78 will allow Petrobras to efficiently and sustainably explore the Búzios field reserves. Furthermore, the contract award is yet another example of our growing presence in the region as a preferred supplier of rotating equipment for the offshore FPSO market.”
The delivery of the equipment is scheduled for 2023. FPSO P-78 expected to come into operation in 2025.
