Petróleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) let contracts to SBM Offshore for the lease and operation of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré for 26.25 years. The contracts follow the signing of the binding letter of intent signed earlier this year (OGJ Online, Feb. 25, 2021).
FPSO Almirante Tamandaré will be deployed at Búzios field in the Santos basin some 180 km offshore Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. SBM Offshore is progressing with design and construction. Delivery is expected in second-half 2024.
The FPSO will be the largest oil producing unit operating offshore Brazil and one of the largest in the world with daily processing capacity of 225,000 bbl oil and 12 million cu m gas, the service provider said. The vessel will have a water injection capacity of 250,000 b/d and a minimum storage capacity of 1.4 million bbl crude oil. The FPSO will be spread moored in about 2,000 m water depth.
The FPSO will be the sixth unit of the definitive system to be installed in the field. The project foresees the interconnection of 15 wells to the FPSO—6 oil producers, 6 water and gas injectors, 1 gas injector, and 2 convertible wells—through a subsea infrastructure composed of rigid production and injection pipelines and flexible service pipelines.
