Peter Howard Wertheim
OGJ Correspondent
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 28 -- Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) said its P-52 semisubmersible platform's hull has departed Singapore's Keppel Fels yard en route to Brazilian waters.
The $895 million hull, a major conversion by Keppel Fels, is expected to arrive at the end of March. It will be moved into the Brasfels shipyard in Rio de Janeiro state to be mated with its topsides.
The 180,000 b/d P-52 platform will be installed in Roncador field in the deepwater Campos basin next year.
Meanwhile, the 180,000 b/d, P-54 floating production, storage, and offloading vessel also is to arrive in Brazil in March. Construction cost $1.03 billion.
The P-54 FPSO hull will be mated with its topsides later this year. It will handle Roncador production.
Parts of the platforms are being built in Singapore and others in Brazil because of local-content requirements.
