Petrobras awards Keppel P-83 FPSO contract

Sept. 28, 2022

Petrobras has awarded Keppel Shipyard a construction contract for the 225,000-b/d P-83 floating production, storage, and offloading vessel.

OGJ editors

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has awarded Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M)’s wholly owned subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard, a construction contract for the 225,000-b/d P-83 floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel. Scheduled for completion in 2027, P-83 is the third FPSO Keppel O&M will build for deployment by Petrobras at Buzios field in presalt Santos basin offshore Brazil (OGJ Online, Aug. 16, 2022).

The FPSO, the 11thto be stationed at the field, will have up to 12 million cu m/day of gas processing capacity, and 1.6 million bbl of crude oil storage.

Petrobras plans 15 subsea wells for use with P-83, eight producers and seven injectors.

The P-83 will be built by shipyards in Singapore, China, and Brazil. The platform, expected to begin production in 2027, will contribute to increase the field's installed capacity to 2 million b/d from the current 600,000 b/d.

The P-83, part of the company's new generation of platforms, will use closed flare technology, a methane gas detection system, and both digital twin and CCUS technology.

Petrobras is the operator of Buzios with 92.6% interest. CNOOC and CNODC each hold 3.7%.