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BW Offshore’s Polvo FPSO Receives Another Extension from PetroRio

Written by Paulo Nogueira
Published on 13/01/2020 at 08:03
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The FPSO Operator, BW Offshore, Signed a Contract with PetroRio for a One-Year Extension for the Charter and Operation of the Polvo FPSO in Brazilian Waters Today

The contract period between PetroRio and BW Offshore has been extended from Q3 2020 to Q3 2021, with options until Q3 2022 for the Polvo FPSO, located in the Campos Basin, the company reported last Saturday (11).

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The contract has been extended several times since the original contract ended in 2014, and this extension represents the seventh extension, with the FPSO operating in the Polvo field in the Campos Basin, Brazil, throughout the period. The sixth previous extension was agreed in January 2019.

About BW Offshore’s Operations in Brazil

BW Offshore is operating the Polvo FPSO in the Polvo field operated by PetroRio, located in the Campos Basin, off the coast of Brazil, approximately 100 kilometers from the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in water depths of about 100 meters.

The field was developed with a fixed platform, known as Polvo A, and the Polvo FPSO, capable of handling a daily oil production of 90,000 barrels per day, with a storage capacity of 1.6 million barrels.

Paulo Nogueira

Eletrotécnica formado em umas das instituições de ensino técnico do país, o Instituto Federal Fluminense - IFF ( Antigo CEFET), atuei diversos anos na áreas de petróleo e gás offshore, energia e construção. Hoje com mais de 8 mil publicações em revistas e blogs online sobre o setor de energia, o foco é prover informações em tempo real do mercado de empregabilidade do Brasil, macro e micro economia e empreendedorismo. Para dúvidas, sugestões e correções, entre em contato no e-mail informe@en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br. Vale lembrar que não aceitamos currículos neste contato.

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