The SPA is a two-phase lump sum turnkey contract covering both Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) for the entire FPSO. As Equinor and partners announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) on May 8,2023 after the completion of the FEED which had started on April 2022, MODEC has now been awarded phase 2 of the contract for EPCI of the FPSO. MODEC will also provide Equinor with operations and maintenance service of the FPSO for the first year from its first oil production, after which Equinor plans to operate the FPSO.
The FPSO vessel will be deployed at the Raia Manta and Raia Pintada fields, located in the giant “pre-salt” region at the southern part of Campos Basin, approximately 200 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, and permanently moored at a water depth of approximately 2,900 meters. The spread mooring system will be supplied by MODEC group company, SOFEC, Inc. Equinor’s field partners are Repsol Sinopec Brazil (35%) and Petrobras (30%). The FPSO delivery is expected in 2027.
MODEC is responsible for the design and construction of the FPSO, including topsides processing equipment and hull marine systems. The FPSO will have topsides designed to produce approximately 125,000 barrels of crude oil per day as well as produce and export approximately 565 million standard cubic feet of associated gas per day. Its minimum storage capacity of crude oil will be 2,000,000 barrels.
The FPSO will apply MODEC’s new build, full double hull design, developed to accommodate larger topsides and larger storage capacity than conventional VLCC tankers, with a longer design service life.
Taking advantage of this larger topside space, this FPSO will be the second fully electrified FPSO equipped with Combined Cycle System for Power Generation which significantly reduces carbon emission compared with conventional Gas Turbine driven systems.
The Raia project is located in the Campos Basin and is operated by Equinor (35%), in partnership with Repsol Sinopec (35%) and Petrobras (30%).
Raia comprises three different pre-salt discoveries: Pão de Açúcar, Gávea and Seat. They contain recoverable reserves of natural gas and oil/condensate in excess of 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (Boe). The gas export capacity is 16 MSm3/d and could represent 15% of Brazil’s total gas demand when it starts operating, scheduled for 2028.
Provided Services
For this project, NWE is providing:
- Supervision services, including HSE, scaffolding, E&I, painting, piping, mechanical, mechanical completion, and commissioning oversight.
- The vendor inspection for induction bending of various pipes
- Third-party inspections at fabrication yards and coating facilities.
