Maritime technology firm IHC Merwede is to develop new systems for five floating production storage and offloading vessels.
The new systems will be used by vessels being operated by Petrobras, with four for the Brazilian shipbuilding company Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguaçu and a fifth for Modec’s leased vehicle.
Each of the systems will include advanced offloading hose reel assemblies, mooring systems, hydraulics and ancillary equipment, which will give the vessels the capability of processing around 150,000 barrels of oil a day.
The new systems supplied by the Dutch firm will allow the FPSOs to offload approximately one million barrels of oil to shuttle tankers within a 24-hour period.
“We have enjoyed a long and successful relationship with Modec, and this is set to continue thanks to the reliability and efficiency of our production processes and products,” said IHC commerical director René Raaijmakers.
“In turn, this has been recognised by EEP, which has entrusted IHC Merwede with a valuable order that will provide ‘the technology innovator’ with an additional base for direct deliveries into the Brazilian market.”