First platform built entirely in Brazil sets sail
from the shipyard in Angra dos Reis

19/11/2008

Platform P-51 has left the BrasFELS shipyard dock, in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, and set sail towards the Ilha Grande Bay, where it will be submitted to final testing and adjustments before kicking-off operations in the Marlim Sul field, in the Campos Basin. After the testing period, which is expected to last about 15 days, the P-51 will be anchored in the Marlim Sul field, at a depth of 1255 meters and 150 km off the coast. The platform will be interconnected to 19 wells (10 oil and gas producers and 9 water injectors) and will start producing in January.

Entirely built in Brazil, the P-51 marks the history of the Brazilian naval industry with upwards of 75% national content. The platform’s construction work was a pioneer in many aspects, particularly the production of the first Brazilian semi-submersible hull and the deck mating operation (process of joining the upper portion of the platform to the hull), one that has been carried out but a few times in the world. This operation was completed in a mere 24 hours, and confirmed the qualifications of the Brazilian naval engineering.

With investments of approximately $1 billion, and generating more than 4,000 direct and 12,000 indirect jobs, the P-51 was built and integrated by the FSTP consortium (Keepel Fells and Technip) in the cities of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Itaguaí, and Angra dos Reis. Nuovo Pignone, also contracted by Petrobras, built the compression modules, in Rio de Janeiro, while Rolls Royce the generation modules, in Niterói.

P-51 data

Location: Marlim Sul field, in the Campos Basin, 150 km off the coast
Production capacity: 180,000 barrels of oil per day
Gas compression capacity: 6 million m³ per day
Water injection capacity: 282,000 barrels of water per day
Power generation: 100 MW (enough energy to light a city of 300,000 inhabitants)
Water depth: 1,255 m
Production wells: 10
Injection wells: 9
Living quarters: 200 people
Length x Width: 125 x 110 m
Total weight: 48,000 tons
Beginning of construction: December 2004

Petrobras press release