P-63 FPSO
Wärtsilä has signed a contract in 2010 with the Brazilian industrial group QUIP to supply three main power modules for a new P-63 Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. The vessel is unique in that it will be the first FPSO to utilize gas engines to produce more than 100 MWe of power.
Designed and produced by Wärtsilä, each power module will include two 18-cylinder 50DF tri-fuel engines in V-configuration, as well as alternators and all required auxiliary equipment. The contract includes commissioning, start-up and operational supervision. The power modules will be ready for installation in 2011 and oil production is scheduled to begin in 2013. The vessel will operate on Brazil’s new Papa Terra oilfield, located some 110 kilometres off the coast of Rio de Janeiro in the southern Campos Basin.
BW Offshore and QUIP signed the contract for the P-63 FPSO with the Papa Terra BV Joint Venture partners - Petrobras (operator) and Chevron - at the very end of January. The field development concept involves the P-61 tension-leg wellhead platform coupled to the P-63 FPSO.
The 323,000 dwt ultra-large crude carrier (ULCC), the ‘BW Nisa’, will be utilized for the P-63 project. BW Offshore will deliver the marine scope of the FPSO conversion, including the hull, the offloading systems, and mooring equipment. QUIP will provide the topsides facilities on the P-63 to process approximately 140,000 barrels per day (BPD) of crude oil, 35 million cubic feet per day of gas, and 325,000 BPD of produced water. Facilities to inject approximately 340,000 BPD of seawater will also be also included. QUIP and BW Offshore will jointly operate the FPSO for a period of three years with a gradual handover to Petrobras.
“For a project of this importance, it is essential that the strategic partners we work with have not only the technology needed, but also field proven experience and support capabilities required for reliable long-term success. Wärtsilä has an outstanding track record in multi-fuel technology, as well as in providing ongoing technical support. We have every confidence in the company’s ability to provide the needed technical solution, and we are sure it will minimize both our operating costs and environmental footprint. We also value the company as a trusted strategic partner with the resources to provide on-going operational support,” said Mr Miguelangelo Thomé, CEO, QUIP.
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