Tupi lets contract to modify Brazil’s P-71 FPSO

Tupi BV has let a $175-million contract to Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA) for modification work on the P-71 floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel. EJA is the Brazilian subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine.

Originally designed for Tupi field, P-71 will undergo modification and integration at EJA for deployment at Itapu field. EJA’s scope of work includes modification of existing systems and integration of additional systems to the vessel.

Measuring 316 m in length and 54 m in width, P-71 is capable of handling 150,000 b/d and 6 million std cu m of natural gas. It has a storage capacity of 1.6 million bbl and can accommodate 160 people. The vessel is expected to be delivered in fourth-quarter 2022.

In September 2019, EJA delivered FPSO P-68 to Tupi BV which is currently deployed at the ultra-deepwater Berbigão and Sururu fields in Brazil’s Santos basin.