After repairs and maintenance on four tanks on the platform, production at FPSO Cidade de Anchieta was successfully resumed. SBM Offshore will now continue to ensure the safety and quality of ship operations.

Last Tuesday (20/12), SBM Offshore announced that it had resumed oil and gas production on the FPSO Cidade de Anchieta platform, which has been operating for Petrobras since 2012. The company had stopped operations in the ship after finding oil near the vessel, but carried out the necessary repairs and maintenance to continue operations at the site. Work will continue until the end of 2023 on the ship, but production will be able to continue on a routine basis.

After stoppage at the beginning of the year, SBM Offshore announces repairs carried out on the FPSO Cidade de Anchieta platform and resumption of oil and gas production

The Dutch offshore operator SBM Offshore announced this past Tuesday the resumption of an important asset for the oil and gas market.

This is the FPSO Cidade de Anchieta platform, which had been paralyzed since the beginning of the year, but resumed production earlier this week.

The company had carried out an unexpected stoppage on the vessel at the beginning of 2022, after verifying the existence of oil in the region close to the vessel.

Now, SBM Offshore has announced that maintenance and repairs on four tanks have been carried out and operations on the ship can therefore continue.

The FPSO platform has been working for Petrobras since 2012 and has been an important asset for the oil and natural gas market.

With the resumption of production, the state-owned company will be able to continue to take advantage of the quality and potential of the vessel for its activities.

SBM Offshore also guaranteed that the repair work on the remaining tanks will continue until at least the end of 2023, to ensure that there is the necessary security for the continuity of production on the Cidade de Anchieta platform.

Now, Petrobras is expected to resume operations at full speed and expand oil and natural gas production with the FPSO, while SBM Offshore continues to guarantee the necessary structural quality for this.

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SBM Offshore provides floating production solutions to the offshore energy industry, throughout the entire product lifecycle. The company is the market leader in leased floating production systems delivered to date, with several units currently in operation and has unrivaled operational experience in this field.

The company's core activities are the design, supply, installation, operation and life extension of floating production solutions for the offshore energy industry.

There are more than 6.426 employees in offices in key markets, onshore operating bases, construction yards and aboard the offshore fleet of vessels committed to the safe, reliable and sustainable production of oil and gas now, while crafting a floating renewable future.

The Group is committed to conducting business in a sustainable manner over the long term, developing close relationships with local people, communities and businesses in host countries and protecting the natural environment.

Learn more about FPSO Cidade de Anchieta

The FPSO Cidade de Anchieta platform vessel (chartered to Petrobras, operated by the company SBM) is anchored in the Baleia Azul field, located about 80 kilometers off the coast of Espírito Santo, on the coast of the municipality of Anchieta (ES), and operates exclusively in pre-salt wells. The maximum operating capacity installed on the FPSO Cidade de Anchieta is 100 bpd and 3,5 million m³ of gas.