Petrobras contracts gas turbines from GE for four FPSOs

Jan. 15, 2013
Petrobras has contracted GE Oil & Gas (NYSE:GE) to provide $500 million in gas turbine equipment and services for four newbuild FPSOs destined for the Cessão Onerose region presalt production in the Santos basin offshore São Paulo state.

Offshore staff

RIO DE JANEIRO – Petrobras has contracted GE Oil & Gas (NYSE:GE) to provide $500 million in gas turbine equipment and services for four newbuild FPSOs destined for the Cessão Onerose region presalt production in the Santos basin offshore São Paulo state.

GE Oil & Gas will supply the main turbomachinery to theP-74, P-75, P-76,andP-77 FPSOs. The equipment will provide primary energy for the vessels and includes 16 PGT25+ gas turbines and electric generators, eight turbocompression trains driven by LM2500+ gas turbines, and 32 electric motor driven compressors for gas export and CO2 reinjection.

The technical assistance extends to installation and commissioning start-up, repairs, and training.

Packaging, testing, logistics and sourcing operations will be some of the stages carried out in Brazil.

1/15/2013