Strike steel ceremony held for ‘largest FPSO in Petrobras’ history’

(offshore-energy.biz) A steel-cutting ceremony has been held for one of the two floating storage, production, and offloading (FPSO) units Singapore-headquartered Seatrium is building for Brazil’s state-owned giant Petrobras.

The start of construction on FPSO P-84, described as the “largest FPSO in Petrobras’ history,” was marked with a ceremony held on November 15 at the CIMC Raffles Offshore’s Yantai shipyard in China. Seatrium is building this FPSO and its P-85 sibling, both of which are set to be deployed at the pre-salt Santos Basin off the coast of Brazil, the first at the Sépia and the second at the Atapu field.

The vessel pair will feature an all-electric concept, which is said to be a first for the Brazilian giant. The project aims to be greener with better energy use and lower CO2 generation, with a forecasted up to 30% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. 

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