"Decarbonization has already boarded the FPSOs" is the key focus of the third edition of the SPE Brazil FPSO Symposium, organized by the Brazil and Macaé sections of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). The event kicked off today in Rio de Janeiro and will run until tomorrow (27).

From the start-up and production of the first oil to the decommissioning of a unit, the main aspects of FPSO operations will be discussed at this international event, which gathers oil companies, operators, shipowners, and suppliers of goods and services from this production chain.

Learn more about the event here.

The symposium, with two plenary sessions (opening and closing) and five technical sessions, will discuss relevant topics, such as lessons learned at various stages of the life cycle of this type of unit, new technologies implemented to reduce emissions and increase operational efficiency and safety, which today have a strong impact on financing for new FPSOs, as well as innovative solutions to ensure the integrity of these assets.

High-level technical and management presentations are one of the highlights of the SPE Brazil FPSO Symposium, as the chairs and speakers are executives and professionals from the offshore sector, including Petrobras, Equinor, Shell, Brava Energia, Chevron, BW, as well as service and equipment providers such as Modec, SBM, SLB, Rockwell Automation, SOFEC, Yinson, RelayOnNutec, among others. Financial institutions like BNDES and Santander are also participating.

The event has some of the sector's top names as chairs: Raul Portela, vice president of Operations at Equinor, Leonardo Carneiro, Head of Production Excellence at Shell, Maria Celia Ximenes, General Manager, Marine Technical & Projects at Chevron, Flávio Fernando Casa Nova, executive manager of Surface, Refining, Gas and Energy Systems at Petrobras, and Carlos Mastrangelo, COO of BRAVA Energia, as honorary chair.

The III SPE Brazil FPSO Symposium is sponsored by Petrobras, MODEC, RelayOnNutec, Equinor, Chevron, Yinson, Ecopetrol, ABS Consulting, and Brava Energia, with institutional support from TN Petróleo (media), Norwegian Energy Partner (Norwep) and the National Oil Industry Organization (ONIP).