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=== History ===
 
=== History ===
 
* 2018 - MODEC was awarded a Pre-Front End Engineering Design (Pre-FEED) contract for the FPSO
 
* 2018 - MODEC was awarded a Pre-Front End Engineering Design (Pre-FEED) contract for the FPSO
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* 2020 - MODEC was awarded turnky contract for the FPSO
 
* 2021 - Final investment decision
 
* 2021 - Final investment decision
  

Revision as of 14:28, 21 April 2022

Summary Information

  • Operator: Equinor
  • Country: Brazil
  • Location: Located 185 km from the coast of the municipality of Ilhabela/SP, in the state of São Paulo
  • Production start: Expected 2024
  • Partners:
  • Type: Oil / Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume: phase 1 est 220,000 bpd

Description

  • The Bacalhau field is situated across two licenses, BM-S-8 and Norte de Carcará.
  • The development will consist of 19 subsea wells tied back to a floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) located at the field. This will be one of the largest FPSOs in Brazil with a production capacity of 220,000 barrels per day and two million barrels in storage capacity. The stabilized oil will be offloaded to shuttle tankers and the gas from Phase 1 will be re-injected in the reservoir.

Contractors

  • Modec: Pre-Front End Engineering Design (Pre-FEED) and turnkey contractor for the FPSO

History

  • 2018 - MODEC was awarded a Pre-Front End Engineering Design (Pre-FEED) contract for the FPSO
  • 2020 - MODEC was awarded turnky contract for the FPSO
  • 2021 - Final investment decision

Geology

  • The resource is a high-quality carbonate reservoir, containing light oil with minimal contaminants

Links

  1. MODEC Awarded Contract by Equinor to Supply FPSO for offshore field in Brazil
  2. Final investment decision for Bacalhau phase 1 in Brazil