FPSO Bacalhau Spread Mooring System
Scope of Work
SOFEC is responsible for the design and procurement of a spread mooring system for the FPSO Bacalhau, at the Bacalhau field, Block BM-S-8 located iin the giant “pre-salt” region of the Santos Basin some 185 kilometers off the coast of the municipality of Ilhabela/SP, in the state of São Paulo.
The FPSO vessel will be permanently moored at a water depth of approximately 2,050 meters. First oil production is planned in the 2023-2024 timeframe.
The SOFEC spread mooring system will be DNV classed.
General Description
| Client Name: | Equinor |
| Contract Award: | January 2020 |
| Installation Date: | Planned for 2023 |
| First Oil: | Planned for 2023 |
| Vessel Size: | 334,000 dwt |
| Storage Capacity: | 1,000,000 bbls |
| Water Depth: | 2,100 m (6,888 ft) |
Design Environmental Criteria
100-year storm
| Sig. Wave Height: | 9.3 m (30.5 ft) |
| Wind Velocity: | 21.5 m/s (61.00 kts) |
| Current: | 1.48 m/s (2.88 kts) |
Riser System
16 Production Risers
5 Spare Risers
2 Gas Injection Risers
2 Umbilicals
1 Water Injection Riser
1 Chemical Well Treatment Riser
1 Gas Lift Riser