FPSO Maria Quitéria starts operating in the pre-salt Campos Basin

The Maria Quitéria platform ship produced its first oil on Tuesday (10/15) in the Jubarte field, pre-salt in the Espírito Santo portion of the Campos Basin. The unit can produce up to 100,000 barrels of oil a day and process up to 5 million cubic meters of gas. It will be interconnected to a total of eight producing wells and eight injectors.

FPSO Maria Quitéria's entry was brought forward; it was initially scheduled for 2025, according to the 2024-2028 Strategic Plan. Petrobras is the sole holder of the production rights for the Jubarte field, located in the area known as Parque das Baleias in Espírito Santo.

The platform is FPSO (floating production, storage, and transfer system). It is equipped with technologies to reduce emissions with greater operational efficiency and a reduction of around 24% in operational greenhouse gas emissions.

With a height of 156 meters and a length of 333 meters, the FPSO is installed at a water depth of 1,385 meters. It will also have the capacity to generate 100 MW of energy to supply a city of 230,000 inhabitants.

Parque das Baleias Integrated Project

The Parque das Baleias area is made up of the Jubarte, Baleia Anã, Cachalote, Caxaréu, Pirambú and Mangangá fields. The first field, Jubarte, was discovered in 2001. In 2019, Petrobras and the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) signed an agreement to extend the concession period until 2056 for the new unified Jubarte field, which enabled the implementation of FPSO Maria Quitéria, the latest production system for the Parque das Baleias Integrated Project, as well as complementary projects in the area.

Three other platforms operate in Parque das Baleias: P-57, P-58, and FPSO Cidade de Anchieta. When Maria Quitéria starts operating at full load, this unit will account for around 40% of the field's production.

TechnipFMC Awarded iEPCI™ Contract for bp’s Greenfield 20K Development in the Paleogene

TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) has been awarded an integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI™) contract(1) by bp for its greenfield Kaskida development in the Gulf of Mexico.

The contract covers the design and manufacture of subsea production systems, including 20,000 psi (20K) standardized subsea trees and manifolds. The scope also includes the design, manufacture, and installation of subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines.

The award follows an integrated Front End Engineering and Design (iFEED®) study by TechnipFMC.

Jonathan Landes, President, Subsea for TechnipFMC, commented: “Our innovative high-pressure solutions are key to helping unlock the most economically attractive opportunities in the Paleogene. Kaskida is our latest iEPCI™ project with bp and is emblematic of our longstanding collaboration. Through early engagement, we’re leveraging the breadth of our technological and integration capabilities to help bp successfully deliver Kaskida.”