Through its subsidiaries Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured two contracts with a combined value of about S $ 70 million.
In Brazil, Keppel Fels Brasil has been engaged by Modec Offshore Production Systems (Singapore) to undertake the topside module fabrication and integration of the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Carioca MV30. This is the sixth FPSO collaboration between Keppel FELS Brasil and Modec.
FPSO Carioca MV30
When completed, FPSO Carioca MV30 will have the capacity to process 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day (bopd) and 212 million m3 of gas per day. The unit's storage capacity is 1.4 million barrels of crude oil.
The FPSO will be deployed at the Sepia field, which is located in the pre-salt region in the Santos Basin, some 250 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
BrasFels shipyard, Keppel Fels Brasil’s facility in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will commence the fabrication of the modules for the FPSO in 4Q 2018. It is Keppel’s 11th FPSO project for Brazil.
Conversion of LNG Carrier into FSRU
In Singapore, Keppel Shipyard has been entrusted with the conversion of an LNG carrier to a Floating Storage and Re-gasification Unit (FSRU) by a leading global operator of oil and gas production vessels.
For the FSRU conversion project, apart from repair and life extension works, Keppel Shipyard will undertake shipyard engineering, installation and integration of the regasification module and upgrading of the cargo handling system. Scheduled for delivery at the end of 2018, the FSRU will be capable of re-gasifying up to 750 million metric standard cubic feet of natural gas per day.
First FLNG Conversion
Keppel Shipyard has previously delivered three FSRUs, including the world’s first FSRU conversion. With the increase in demand for LNG in power generation, FSRUs are a fast, flexible, cost-effective, safe and environmentally-friendly storage and regasification solution that is well suited for deployment in remote areas with smaller energy requirements.
The world’s first converted FLNG vessel, Hilli Episeyo, has achieved final acceptance and commenced commercial operations for Perenco in Cameroon. This was accomplished within four years of the contract award to Keppel Shipyard.
Picture: Keppel FELS Brasil previously delivered its fifth project to Modec, the FPSO Cidade de Campos dos Goytacazes MV29, in September 2017.
