FPSO Cidade Rio de Janerio MV14 Spread Mooring
Scope of Work
SOFEC designed and supplied the spread mooring system for a MODEC-owned 264,148 dwt FPSO located in the 1-RJS-409 / 3-RJS-415 Espadarte Sul field offshore Brazil’s Campos.
The SOFEC spread mooring system is ABS certified.
General Description
| Client Name: | Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) |
| Contract Award: | July 2005 |
| Installation: | December 2006 |
| First Oil: | January 2007 |
| Vessel Size: | 264,148 dwt |
| Storage Capacity: | 1,600,000 bbls |
| Water Depth: | 1,350m (4,429ft) |
Design Environmental Criteria
100-year storm
| Significant Wave Height: | 7.8m (26ft) |
| Wind Velocity: | 29m/s (56.4 knots) |
| Current: | 2m/s (3.9 knots) |
Riser System
All flexible risers in catenary configuration:
21 risers/umbilicals for 6 production wells
10 risers/umbilicals for 5 water injection wells
2 risers umbilicals for Gas Export
34 Total risers/umbilicals