Petrobras to launch tender for modules

Dec, 29th

Brazilian oil company Petrobras will launch a tender in January to contract the topside modules for its P-58 and P-62 floating production, storage and offloading units, local reports said.

Contractors will bid to supply Petrobras with the oil treatment, gas treatment, carbon dioxide removal and sulphate removal modules.

The compression and power generation modules were not included in the dispute.

According to a report from Energia Hoje, US conglomerate GE has already submitted the lowest bid for the power generation and compression modules for the two platforms.

The company bid of around $100 million to supply the power generation modules, which was 5% below rival Rolls Royce. Siemens and Dresser Rand were also participating in the tender.

GE also presented the best offer for the platforms’ compression modules with a proposal of $60 million, beating Dresser Rand, MAN Turbo, Siemens and Elliot, Energia Hoje reported.

The two units are being designed along similar lines and each will be capable of handling 180,000 barrels per day of oil and 6 million cubic metres per day of gas.

The P-62 will produce heavy oil on the Roncador field in the Campos basin and is expected to enter into service in 2013.

The P-58 will handle a mix of heavy oil and lighter oil from deeper pre-salt horizons in the Baleia Azul field starting in 2014.


Published: 29 December 2009 | Last updated: 29 December 2009