FPSO Cidade de Angra dos Reis MV22 Spread Mooring
Scope of Work
SOFEC designed and procured a spread mooring system for the FPSO Cidade de Angra dos Reis MV22 in the giant Tupi area in Brazil’s vast pre-salt reserves of the Santos Basin.
The FPSO is capable of processing 100,000 barrels of oil per day
or 150,000 barrels of total fluids per day, 177 MMscf/d of gas, and has a storage capacity of 1,600,000 barrels of oil. The FPSO is able
to inject 100,000 barrels of water per day. The FPSO will initially gather production from 5 subsea wells with the capability to handle 4 additional production wells in the future.
The SOFEC spread mooring system is ABS classed.
General Description
| Client Name: | Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.(Petrobras) |
| Contract Award: | August 2008 |
| Installation Date: | July 2010 |
| First Oil: | October 2010 |
| Vessel Size: | 340,000 dwt |
| Storage Capacity: | 1,600,000 bbls |
| Water Depth: | 2,140m (7,037ft) |
Design Environmental Criteria
100-year storm
| Sig. Wave Height: | 11.11m (36.5ft) |
| Wind Velocity: | 34m/s (66 kts) |
| Current: | 1.72m/s (3.34 kts) |
Riser System
– 43 Flexible Risers and Umbilicals installed on portside riser balcony.
– Flexible lines and umbilicals supplied by PETROBRAS