Petrobras orders FPSO power, compressor packages
By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, July 14 -- A subsidiary of Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), Petrobras Netherlands BV, placed a $160 million order with GE Oil & Gas for power generation and compression packages for the P-58 and P-62 floating production, storage, and offloading vessels planned for installation off Brazil.
Petrobras has slated installation of FPSO P-58 for the Parque das Baleias North complex of fields in the Campos basin off Espirito Santo state and FPSO P-62 for Roncador field in the Campos basin off Rio de Janeiro state. Combined, the FPSOs have a design for handling 360,000 bo/d and should come online in 2013. Both FPSOs will be converted from existing very large crude carriers.
GE’s packages include eight 31.1 Mw PGT25+ gas turbine generator sets and 12 motocompressor trains (either low or high pressure) for the two vessels. The compressors have up to a 200 bar discharge pressure for natural gas export or gas lift.
In addition, GE will contribute relevant local content participation by supplying electric generators and electric motors for both projects from the Brazilian market. The company also will provide technical advice for on site installation and startup and training to support both installations.
GE will manufacture the equipment in Florence, Italy, with full-load string and performance tests conducted at its production site.