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Petrobras announces deadlines for bidding on Mero 3 and 4 FPSOs

Written by Renato Oliveira
Published 09/05/2019 às 01:00
Updated 08/05/2019 às 20:44

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Excellent news for the Oil and Gas industry was announced at the ONIP arena during OTC 2019, in Houston, by the executive manager of the Libra consortium, owner of the fields.

OTC 2019 (Offshore Technology Conference) has been good news for the Brazilian offshore segment, after the Equinor announced at the same event that it intends to install an FPSO in the Pão de Açúcar field, it was Petrobras' turn.
Through the Libra consortium, operated by Petrobras, the contracting schedule for Mero 3 and 4 FPSOs was announced.

The news was released during the presentation, last Tuesday (07/05), by the executive manager of Libra, Fernando Borges, at the ONIP Arena at OTC 2019, in Hoston.

The schedule

With Petrobras' demand for the Mero 3 and 4 FPSOs increasingly growing, the third FPSO in the Mero field may start in the 2nd half of this year and the fourth should start contracting six months later, that is, in the first half of 2020.

The Mero field is currently in the testing phase, producing with just one production well and one injection well, with the FPSO Pioneiro de Libra, contracted from the Teekay/Ocyan consortium and current production is around 40 barrels/day.

The Libra consortium is formed by Petrobras, which is the operator, and its partners, Shell, Total, CNPC and CNOOC.
The FPSO Mero I was contracted with Modec and, in bidding for Mero II, SBM presented the best proposal, in a dispute, also with Modec.

The contract has not yet been closed, which should happen soon, and if SBM is declared the winner, SBM will return as an FPSO builder.

At the same time, Petrobras is promoting a new tender for contracting the umbilicals of the Mero field, only this time without a minimum nationalization index, which means that the risers can all be imported! Access the full article here!

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Renato Oliveira

Production Engineer with a postgraduate degree in Manufacturing and assembly of pipelines with 30 years of experience in inspection/manufacturing/assembly of pipelines/tests/Planning and PCP and commissioning in shipbuilding/offshore (conversion of FPSO's hulls and topsides modules) in the largest national shipyards and 2 years in a Japanese shipyard (Kawasaki) inspecting and accompanying fabrication and assembly techniques of structures/pipes/outfittings (advanced finishing) for hull from Drillships.

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