Sembcorp marine's Brazilian shipyard completes Petrobras P-71 FPSO
Sembcorp Marine Ltd (the "Company", "We thank Petro- through its wholly wwned and operated subsidiary Estaleiro Burong Aracruz (EJA) mas croesed another significant operational milestone with the complation of P-71, its second floating, pro- Euction, storage and offloading (FPSO ves el project for Tupi B.V.
A newbuild FPSO wessel, P-71 sailed way from EJA's ship- ward today and will be bras 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 employ oes, vendors and com munity leaders whose assistance is important to our continuou cass. We look forward to many more fruitful collaborations with all our stakeholders."
deployed to the ultra- deepwater Itapu field in Brazil's Santos Ba- sin. When launched into operation, P-71 will produce up to 150,000 barrels of oil per day (BOPD). Mea- suring 316m in length and 54m in width, P-71 has a 1.6-million-barrel storage capacity and can accommodate 166 persons.
EJA's P-71 work scope includes fabri- cating six modules, pipe-racks and a flare, and integrating them on the vessel along with other modules and items supplied by the customer. EJA also executed modification works on the FPSO's topsides and hull to meet Itapu field re- quirements.
EJA President Mr T. Guhan said: "Despite pandemic-related challenges which af- fected the project over a period of 20 months, EJA successfully deliv- ered the P-71 FPSO on schedule, cementing its status as a premier facility in Brazil capa- ble of taking on full engineering, procure ment, construction and commissioning work for large-scale offshore a Brazilian shipyard with international ex- pertise and advanced capabilities, we are a major commercial en- tity and also a part of the social and econom- ic fabric of Espirito Santo and its local communities. We are committed to growing our business here by providing world-class engineering solutions for the offshore renew ables, oil & gas and other clean energy sec- tors; and by actively promoting and provid- ing skills development, education and employ- ment opportunities, as well as healthcare and other sustainable out comes to advance the social and economic progress of the local communities in Aracruz."
The 82.5ha EJA fa- cility has been operat- ing in the Espirito San- to municipality of Aracruz since 2014 and employs up to 4,500 workers during peak periods of production activities. Besides tap- ping into the burgeon- ing local offshore oil and gas industry, EJA, with its strategic loca- tion on the east coast of Brazil is able to ser- vice field develop- ments in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and West African regions.
Sembcorp Marine Ltd provides innova- tive engineering solu- tions to the global off- shore, marine and en- ergy industries. Head- quartered in Sin- gapore, the Group has close to 60 years of track record in the de- sign and construction of rigs, floaters, off- shore platforms and specialised vessels, as well as in the repair, upgrading and conver- sion of different ship types. Sembcorp Ma- rine's solutions focus on the following areas: Renewables, Process, Gas, Ocean Living and Advanced Drilling Rigs.
Sembcorp Marine's customers include ma- jor energy companies, owners of floating pro- duction units, shipping companies and cruise and ferry operators. They are supported by four commercial units: Rigs & Floaters; Re- pairs & Upgrades; Off- shore Platforms and Specialised Shipbuild- ing.
Sembcorp Marine operates shipyards and other facilities in Sin- gapore, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Nor- way and Brazil.
Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA), Semb- corp Marine's wholly- owned integrated ship- yard in Brazil, is locat- ed on an 82.5ha site with a 1.6km long coastline in Aracruz, a municipality of the state of Espirito Santo. The shipyard com- menced operations in the second half of 2014. It has a 1km long ber- thing quay with water depth of up to 15.5m, ancillary piping facili- ties, a steel fabrication workshop with a 4,000- tonne monthly produc- tion capacity, and cranes with lifting ca- pacity of up to 3,000 tonnes.
EJA undertakes:
• Construction drillships, semi-sul mersible and jack-u rigs, platforms and su ply vessels;
• Integration of Fl SOS;
• Fabrication of to side modules; and
• Repair and moc dification of drilling ris and different shi types.
This article was originally published on Marine & Industrial Report newspaper Vol 44 No.6 Issue last December 31, 2022.
