MAN Energy Solutions receives compressor order for Brazilian FPSO
Published by Nicholas Woodroof,
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Oilfield Technology,
The compressor trains will be installed aboard the largest FPSO vessel to ever be delivered to Brazil. The vessel will be deployed in the Bacalhau field, about 185 km off the Brazilian coast – south of São Paulo – at a water depth of around 2050 m.
The FPSO plant will be designed to produce and process up to 220 000 bbl of crude oil and up to 15 million m3/d of gas. The minimum storage capacity will be 2 million bbl of crude oil.
"We are proud to support the further development of Brazil’s energy industry with this important, large-scale project," commented Jeff Knox, Project Manager at MODEC. "With MAN Energy Solutions, we have won a reliable partner for the compressor technology who can supply the required system components from one source."
"We can look back on a long history of success with numerous joint projects for FPSO applications and are looking forward to continuing the good cooperation with MODEC", added Christopher Bowles, Head of Sales – Oil & Gas Upstream – at MAN Energy Solutions. "There are strict goals for reducing CO2 that have to be met for this project. Our comprehensive, technical expertise and the unrivalled reliability of our compressor systems play a vital role in achieving this target."
The compressor systems will help maintain the pressure in the Bacalhau field, thereby maximising the production flow-rate and efficiency. The type RB compressors (2 × RB 45-4+5 and 3 × RB 28-6), which are driven by an electric, fixed-speed motor, will be utilised for gas-processing, full gas re-injection and gas-lifting applications.
The two SKUEL 510 screw compressors will be used as vapour-recovery units. These pressurise any flash-gas created and return it to the process instead of burning it off into the atmosphere. Not only does this increase the efficiency of gas processing, it also significantly reduces CO2 emissions.
While the radial compressors will be designed, manufactured and tested in Zurich (Switzerland), the screw compressors will be produced at the MAN site in Oberhausen (Germany). Delivery of all compressor trains is scheduled for 4Q21.
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