Navy found the two power generation modules of Petrobras FPSO P-71 that sank near the municipality of Itajaí, in Santa Catarina.
The modules found by the Navy refer to the atypical fact that occurred on the night of May 18, where the barge without propulsion Locar V that was sailing carrying two power generation modules (M-15 and M-16) of FPSO P-71 bound for Estaleiro Jurong, in Aracruz (ES), partially sank, when it was about 120 km off the coast of Itajaí – SC.
According to Petrobras, all efforts are being made to ensure that there is no delay in the scheduled start-up date of the P-71 platform, nor any loss of income for the consortium.
"Petrobras is mobilizing all the resources at its disposal to mitigate the possible effects resulting from this accident and will inform the market if there are relevant impacts on its 2019-2023 Business and Management Plan".
"The modules are being evaluated", informed Petrobras in a note this Tuesday, the 28th, still not knowing if it will be able to reuse them.
2019-2023 business plan
According to Petrobras Business Plan 2019-2023 published at the end of last year, the P71 precisely because of delays in the works, is not part of this company's business horizon.
The good news is that Siemens, manufacturer of the generating turbines, has two more identical pieces of equipment in its possession for immediate delivery, in the Netherlands, to supply the Brazilian oil company, which would reduce a possible delay in the expected date of entry into operation of the platform.
Siemens stores generators in the Netherlands that would be used in canceled replicant FPSO projects. And there is interest on the part of the German group in offering the equipment to Petrobras. “Fortunately, Siemens has equipment available for immediate application, potentially eliminating all costs involved in delaying the platform's operation”, says the company's Oil and Gas CEO, Christian Schöck.
The FPSO P71 is part of the set of hulls called replicants and was initially built at the Rio Grande Shipyard, in Rio Grande do Sul, but Petrobras canceled the contracts, after reports of corruption due to the car wash operation.
Today, the P71 is being rebuilt in China and the plan is that it will come to the Jurong in 2020 so that the modules can be integrated into the hull.
