Sembcorp Marine, through its wholly owned and operated subsidiary Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA), has completed P-71, its second floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel project for Petrobras’ Tupi project
P-71 sailed from EJA’s shipyard 18 October and will be deployed to the ultra-deepwater Itapu field in Brazil’s prolific Santos basin. When launched, the FPSO is capable of producing up to 150,000 barrels of oil per day and features a 1.6M-barrel storage capacity.
EJA’s P-71 work scope included fabricating six modules, pipe-racks and a flare, and integrating them on the vessel along with other modules and items supplied by the customer. The builder modified the FPSO’s topsides and hull to meet the requirements of the Itapu field.
EJA president Thangavelu Guhan said the builder delivered the FPSO unit despite disruptions caused by the pandemic, “We thank Petrobras and its partners for choosing to work with us on the P-68 and P-71 FPSO projects. We would also like to recognise our employees, vendors and community leaders whose assistance is important to our continued success. We look forward to many more fruitful collaborations with all our stakeholders.”
The EJA facility has been operating in the Espirito Santo municipality of Aracruz since 2014 and employs up to 4,500 workers during peak periods of production activities.
Petrobras has since awarded Sembcorp Marine an engineering, procurement and construction worth US$3Bn for another FPSO, P-82, which will work on the Buzios field when delivered in 2026.
