Petrobras and Seatrium held a christening and sailaway ceremony for the P-80 and P-82 offshore platforms this Thursday (27 August) at the Tuas Boulevard Yard shipyard in Singapore. The units will operate in the Búzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, Brazil's largest field in terms of reserves and production.

The units are in the final stage of module integration and will sail to Brazil in the coming weeks. P-80 (Búzios 9) will be the first to leave the shipyard. Production from both units is expected to begin in 2027.

Each platform has the capacity to produce 225,000 barrels of oil per day, one of the highest production capacities in the global industry. Each unit can also process 12 million cubic metres of gas per day.

"These are two giant platforms for our giant Búzios field. They are part of a new cycle of six high-production-capacity units, which began with the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré, currently operating in Búzios above its design capacity, with record production of 270,000 barrels of oil per day. Following the P-80 and P-82, we will complete the P-83, P-84 and P-85, which will be deployed to the Búzios, Atapu and Sépia fields, respectively. We expect all these units to achieve production of more than 225,000 barrels per day,"said Petrobras President Magda Chambriard during the event in Singapore.

In addition to their record production capacity, the units will use technologies and digital solutions that ensure greater operational and energy efficiency.

Construction

The construction of the platforms was contracted by Petrobras under the EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning) model, under which the contractor is responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of the unit until its delivery for operation in Brazil.

Process modules for P-80 were manufactured in Brazil at the Seatrium BrasFELS shipyard in Angra dos Reis, while P-82 modules were manufactured at the Seatrium Aracruz shipyard in Espírito Santo, contributing to workforce training and and generating jobs and income through Brazil's shipbuilding industry. In addition, construction activities were carried out in China, Singapore and Indonesia. These modules were subsequently transported to Singapore for final integration, from where they depart to begin production in Brazil.