Module for Bacalhau FPSO (Credit: Aibel)
The topside module of the giant Bacalhau floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit will begin its journey to Singapore, where it will be integrated with the ship’s hull before heading on a mission to an oil project operated by Equinor off the coast of Brazil. Become.
A new 22,000 tonne module designed and manufactured by Norwegian company Aibel has been shipped from a factory in Thailand.
The module will be installed on the Bacalhau FPSO in Singapore, whose hull was delivered from China’s DISC shipyard in July 2023.
After integration, the completed vessel will be handed over by MODEC to the end client and operator Equinor.
This is one of the world’s largest FPSOs and will be deployed in the Bacalhau oil field off the coast of Brazil.
Developing oil fields in the Santos Basin will cost approximately $8 billion.
The development includes 19 subsea wells connected to the Bacalhau FPSO, with a production capacity of 220,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d).
In addition to Equinor, the Bacalhau project includes ExxonMobil, Petrogal Brasil SA and Presal Petroleo SA (PPSA). First oil production is planned for his 2024 year.
Bacalhau FPSO hull (Credit: Equinor)