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SBM Offshore Just Won Petrobras Contracts To Build FPSO For The Pre-Salt

Written by Paulo Nogueira
Published on 11/06/2019 at 07:03
Updated on 11/06/2019 at 10:20
SBM OFFSHORE PETROBRAS MERO 2 FPSO BRASIL
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Petrobras Signed A Letter Of Intent With SBM Offshore For A 22.5-Year Contract And Operation Of The FPSO Mero 2, To Be Deployed At The Mero Field, In The Santos Basin, Off The Coast Of Brazil, 180 Kilometers From The Coast Of Rio De Janeiro.

SBM Offshore Will Design And Construct The FPSO Mero 2 Using Its Fast4Ward Program For Standardized Hulls. SBM Stated That Two Of The Three Fast4Ward Hulls Currently Under Construction Have Already Been Formally Allocated For Projects. Last Week, A Shipyard In China Launched The First Fast4Ward Hull From SBM, Intended For The Liza Field, From Exxon, Off The Coast Of Guyana.

The Mero 2 FPSO Will Be Designed To Produce 180,000 Barrels Of Oil Per Day. It Will Have A Water Injection Capacity Of 250,000 Barrels Per Day, Associated Gas Treatment Capacity Of 12 Million Standard Cubic Meters Per Day, And A Minimum Storage Capacity Of 1.4 Million Barrels Of Crude Oil.

The Weight Of The FPSO’s Top Modules Will Be About 33,000 Tons. The FPSO Will Be Spread Anchored In Approximately 2,000 Meters Of Water Depth. The Delivery Of The FPSO Is Expected In 2022.

Bruno Chabas, CEO Of SBM Offshore, Commented: “The Signing Of This Letter Of Intent Once Again Demonstrates That SBM Offshore Has Entered A New Era Of Growth. This Award Not Only Represents The Company’s Re-Entry Into Brazil, One Of The Most Important Markets For The Company With One Of Our Key Clients, But Also Confirms The Competitiveness Of Our Fast4WardTM Concept, While Expanding Its Geographic Reach.”

The Libra Block, Where The Mero Field Is Located, Is Under A Production Sharing Contract For A Consortium Formed By Petrobras, As The Operator, With 40%, Shell With 20%, Total With 20%, CNODC With 10%, And CNOOC Limited With 10% Interest Percentage.

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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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