Barracuda Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Petrobras
• Country: Brazil
• Location: 100 km from the coast of Rio de Janeiro in the Campos Basin
• Production start: 2005
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The field utilises the Barracuda P 43 FPSO, which has capacity to produce 150,000 barrels per day of oil plus gas compression capacity of 6 million m3/d

Contractors

• **KBR:** Lump Sum EPC contract
• **Jurong Shipyard:**
  • FPSO conversion
  • Fabrication of topside production modules
  • Integration of the Barracuda topside production modules with its newly-converted hull

History

• 1989 - Barracuda Oil Field discovered
• 2005 - Production commences on the Barracuda Oil Field
• 2012 - A flaw in a pipe caused the leak 5m ³ of oil into the sea

Links

1. Jurong Shipyard FPSO References
2. Jurong Shipyard secured a US$80 million FPSO conversion project
3. Jurong Shipyard's Brazillian Joint Venture Secures First Contract Of S$270 Million
4. Halliburton Announces Significant Achievement in Barracuda-Caratinga Project
5. Leak in Barracuda Field