FPSO Starts Ops in Santos Basin Pre-Salt

(Petrobras, 1.Aug.2015) – On July 31, 2015, the Cidade de Itaguaí started up production to commence the operational phase of the Iracema Norte project. This area is located in the Lula oilfield off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The floating, production, storage and offloading […]

SBM Completes $1.55 Bln Financing of FPSO

(SBM Offshore N.V., 28.Jul.2015) – SBM Offshore N.V. announced that on 27.Jul.2015 it completed the project financing of FPSO Cidade de Saquarema — which will be deployed to the Lula field offshore Brazil upon completion — for a total of $1.55 billion, which is the largest project financing in the […]

FPSO Cidade de Marica Arrives in Brazil

(SBM Offshore B.V., 10.Jul.2015) – SBM Offshore announced the arrival of FPSO Cidade de Marica at BRASA, Brazil. The SBM Offshore vessel berthed safely at the Niteroi-Rio based yard 9.Jul.2015. She had arrived in Brazilian waters midJune, following her 10,625 nautical miles (Nm) or 19,678 kilometers voyage from China. FPSO […]

FPSO Cidade de Itaguai Arrive at Iracema

(Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., 6.Jul.2015) – Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) reported that the floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) Cidade de Itaguai is now anchored in the Iracema Norte area of Lula field, in the Pre-Salt layer of Santos Basin, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The platform-ship […]