Capixaba FPSO
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Summary Information
- Name: Capixaba FPSO
- Field: Cachalote Oil Field
- Country: Brazil
- Ownership: SBM
- Website: http://www.sbmoffshore.com/
- Field Operated By:
- Capacity: 100,000 bpd
- Year of Completion: 2006
Brief Description
- FPSO Capixaba is capable of producing 100,000 barrels of oil and 3.5 million cubic meters of gas per day (bopd) with a storage capacity of two million barrels.
- It is a conversion of the tanker, Stena Congress
- The vessel was previosuly used in the Golfinho Oil Field but is now in operation in the Cachalote Oil Field
Contractors
- Keppel: Installation and integration of topside modules; the fabrication and installation of the internal turret, flare tower, piperack and helideck; and installation of a hose reel at the stern for offloading to export vessels
- Dyna-Mac: Eight topside modules
- ABB: Electrical Systems
- VWS Westgarth: Water Treatment
- Kavin Engineering:
- Separators Design Assistance & Gas Dehydration and TEG Regeneration Package
- Design And Engineering of Amine Sweetening Unit
Status
- In operation
History
- 2006 - Vessel conversion completed
- 2006 - First oil produced Golfinho Field
- 2008 - Contract signed for Cachalote
- 2010 - First oil produced in the Cachalote Field
Other Information
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Links
- ABB FPSO References
- Kavin Engineering FPSO References
- VWS Westgarth FPSO References
- International Protective Coatings FPSO References
- Keppel Shipyard successfully delivers FPSO Capixaba for SBM
- FPSO Capixaba begins pre-operation in the Golfinho field
- SBM Offshore Books A New Lease Order For Petrobras Cachalote Field
- FPSO Capixaba begins to operate in the Cachalote Field
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