Floating production systems
Once labeled “undrillable,” Brazil’s heavy-oil Atlanta field in the Santos Basin faced technical, financial, and logistical challenges. But through a phased approach, clever reuse of assets, and disciplined project execution, Brava Energia transformed a risky deepwater asset into a producing field with 172 million BOE in 2P reserves.
In the wake of the falling number of exploratory wells in the country, Brazil-owned Petrobras addressed audience concerns as well as outlined new avenues for production at the Offshore Technology Conference.
FPSO Nganhurra, laid up in Malaysia, produced Woodside’s Enfield field until the end of 2018.
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The massive vessel moved from Aker Solutions quayside to begin sea trials ahead of deployment in the Barents Sea prior to year-end. -
The set of new-generation FPSOs will be delivered in 2029 equipped with technologies that can cut greenhouse emissions by 30% given the unit’s all-electric configuration.
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At the 2024 Offshore Technology Conference, industry giants like ExxonMobil, Equinor, and Petrobras offered a look at the future of low-carbon floating production, storage, and offloading units.
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Enhancement to the drillship comes ahead of work commitment on Shell's Sparta development in the US Gulf of Mexico, its first in the Gulf to produce from 20K reservoirs.
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The largest project to date will add a capacity of 250,000 B/D starting in 2025.
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The Libra Consortium, led by Brazil’s Petrobras, has developed a method of separating carbon dioxide from reservoir fluids at the seafloor rather than the FPSO topsides.
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The contractor was tapped by Offshore Frontier Solutions to provide electrical systems and associated digital solutions for ExxonMobil’s fifth FPSO in the region.
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Heavy-lift and installation specialists will pre-install a mooring spread for upcoming Stabroek block FPSO.
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The facility is destined for Shell’s deepwater Gulf of Mexico development.
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FPSO Léopold Sédar Senghor will be deployed at Woodside’s Sangomar field.
