Seatrium selects Siemens Energy to supply the compression systems for Petrobras’ new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels, P-84 and P-85

(TN) Seatrium has selected Siemens Energy to supply the compression systems for Petrobras’ new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels, P-84 and P-85. The project will increase the energy efficiency of the two vessels’ skids by supplying electric motor-driven compressors, marking the debut of a more sustainable generation of platforms for Petrobras. The contract is valued at approximately R$2 billion. Siemens Energy’s manufacturing, assembly and testing facilities in Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, São Paulo, will play a crucial role in the delivery of these projects, exceeding the minimum local content requirement for the production of the equipment by 20%. Powered by gas turbine power generation units, the FPSOs will be more efficient than operating on a traditional turbogenerator platform. In this design, electric motors power the compressors, instead of individual gas turbines that operate these machines in a simple cycle configuration. The solution will help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity by at least 25% per barrel of oil equivalent (boe), strategically supporting Petrobras in its transition to a low-carbon economy.

André Clark, Senior Vice President for Latin America at Siemens Energy, said: “In recent years, we have experienced an extraordinary moment of convergence in Brazil: at the same time that the immense pre-salt reserves were discovered, we also witnessed a race for new technologies to extract oil and gas from the sea in an efficient and sustainable way. Our partnership with Seatrium reflects precisely the result of this convergence, meeting the needs of an increasingly global market, which demands suppliers with international operations and that combine extensive market knowledge with local content, cutting-edge engineering and efficient logistics.”

With the start of operations of the two FPSOs scheduled for 2029, each platform will have a total of 12 electric compression systems, three main gas compressors, four export gas compressors, two injection compressors and three CO₂ compressors. Each FPSO will have a production capacity of 225,000 barrels of oil per day and processing capacity of 10 million cubic meters of gas, and will be deployed in the Atapu and Sépia fields, in the eastern portion of the Santos Basin, off the Brazilian coast.

The delivery of the Compression Skids for the P-84 and P-85 platforms is scheduled for 2026 and 2027, respectively. In addition to supplying equipment, engineering, packaging, testing and logistics planning, Siemens Energy will also contribute its expertise in engineering and project management, ensuring the integration and meticulous execution of both projects.