Petrobras Announces Deadlines for Bidding on Mero 3 and 4 FPSOs

Written by Renato Oliveira

Published on 09/05/2019 at 01:00

Updated on 08/05/2019 at 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.

The OTC 2019 (Offshore Technology Conference) Has Been Good News for the Brazilian Offshore Sector, After Equinor Announced at the Same Event That It Plans to Install an FPSO in the Pão de Açúcar Field, It’s Petrobras’ Turn.
Through the Libra Consortium, Operated by Petrobras, the Schedule for Contracting the FPSOs for Mero 3 and 4 Was Announced.

The News Was Announced During the Presentation on Last Tuesday (07/05) by the Executive Manager of Libra, Fernando Borges, at the ONIP Arena of OTC 2019, in Houston.

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The Schedule

With Petrobras’ Demand for FPSOs for Mero 3 and 4 Increasing, the Third FPSO for the Mero Field May Start in the 2nd Half of This Year and the Fourth Should Have Its Contracting Initiated Six Months Later, That Is, in the First Half of 2020.

The Mero Field is Currently in the Testing Phase, Producing with Only One Production Well and One Injection Well, with the FPSO Pioneiro de Libra, Contracted from the Teekay/Ocyan Consortium, and the Current Production Is Around 40,000 Barrels/Day.

The Libra Consortium Is Composed of Petrobras as the Operator and Its Partners, Shell, Total, CNPC, and CNOOC.
The FPSO Mero I Was Contracted with Modec and, in the Mero II Bidding, SBM Submitted the Best Proposal, in a Contest Also with Modec.

The Contracting Has Not Yet Been Finalized, but It Should Happen Soon, and If SBM Is Declared the Winner, It Will Mark SBM’s Return as an FPSO Builder.

Petrobras Is Also Conducting a New Bidding Process for the Contracting of Umbilicals for the Mero Field, But This Time Without a Minimum Nationalization Index, Which Means That All Risers Can Be Imported! Access the Full Article Here!

Petrobras Announces Deadlines for Bidding on Mero 3 and 4 FPSOs

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.

The Schedule

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Petrobras Announces Deadlines for Bidding on Mero 3 and 4 FPSOs

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The Schedule

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