Cidade de Caraguatatuba FPSO

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Summary Information

+++ Brief Description

  • The vessel will be capable of processing 100,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 177 MMSCFD, 120,000 barrels of water injection per day and has storage of 1,600,000 barrels of crude oil

+++ Contractors

  • **Schahin Group / MODEC:** Engineering, procurement, construction, mobilization, installation and operation of the FPSO, including topsides processing equipment as well as hull and marine systems.
  • Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding: Construction of the Hull
  • **SOFEC:** Design and supply of the spread mooring system.
  • **Toyo Engineering:** Turnkey contract for engineering, procurement of equipment and materials, and manufacturing and installation of topsides modules
  • **GE:** Gas turbine generators to supply 85 megawatts (MW)

+++ Status

  • In operation
  • The FPSO achieved first oil in December 2016

+++ History

  • 2013 - Schahin Group / MODEC awarded FPSO contract
  • 2016 - The FPSO enters operations

+++ Other Information

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+++ Links

  1. MODEC and Schahin Group awarded Carioca FPSO charter contract from Petrobras and partners of Consortium BM-S-9
  2. TOYO Awarded FPSO Topsides Units Projects for Brazil
  3. GE Expands Distributed Power Presence in Brazil’s Offshore Sector
  4. FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba MV27 Achieves First Oil