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Keppel O&M will harness its global network
of yards, offices and partners to undertake the
project execution. The design and engineering
will be carried out through its centres in Singa-
pore, Brazil, China and India. The fabrication of
the topside modules which weigh about 47,000
tonnes in total will be spread across its facilities
in Singapore, China and Brazil, with the integra-
tion and commissioning works to be completed
in Singapore. Construction of the hull and
accommodation will be carried out by CIMC
Raffles in China. Keppel O&M will also under-
take the final phase of offshore commissioning
works when the FPSO arrives at the Buzios field.
Petrobras operates the world’s largest carbon
capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) pro-
gramme. The P-80, along with the P-78 FPSO,
will incorporate green features such as carbon
capture and reinjection of carbon back into lines. With the onshore engineering already well Kleven in Norway. The assignment consists of
the reservoir where it is stored. Both FPSOs are underway, offshore operations are due to run for converting two PSV offshore vessels for opera-
designed to maximise carbon reinjection and three weeks from late August 2022. The offshore tions with ROV and offshore crane.
minimise the need for gas flaring. work will utilise up to three of Maersk Supply “Securing this contract gave us a nice and
In addition to CCUS, the P-80 will also be Service’s anchor handling vessels to hold the happy start after the holidays,” says Hans Jørgen
outfitted with energy recovery systems for ther- FPSO on station and perform subsea operations. Fedog, CEO of Green Yard Kleven.
mal energy, waste heat and gas, as well as seawa- This will be the third time Maersk Supply After the conversion, the ships will operate in
ter deaeration to reduce the consumption of fuel Service supports Shell Brasil on the FPSO Flu- Brazil in deep water. Brazilian Oceanica special-
and the carbon emissions of the vessel. minense’s mooring lines, having completed a ises in inspection, intervention, and monitoring
Ong added: “As a leader in providing sus- station-keeping assignment during the emer- of underwater structures offshore.
tainable offshore energy and infrastructure gency removal of a Gas Lift Riser earlier this The ships in question have recently been
assets, Keppel O&M is glad to be able to support year, and provided mooring lines life extension purchased by Oceanica. One is already at Green
Petrobras in reducing the carbon emissions of solutions in 2019. Once the project is completed, Yard Kleven, and the other will arrive at the ship-
the P-80 and P-78. Our partnership with Petro- Maersk Supply Service will have either replaced yard in the next few days. The two ships have
bras in their decarbonisation journey over the or maintained each one of the mooring lines Marin Teknikk design MT6009.
years includes work on four other FPSO projects, holding the FPSO Fluminense in place. “The contract was drawn up in close collab-
which showcase various innovative sustainabil- “We are very pleased that Shell Brasil have oration with Marin Teknikk AS, and they will
ity features, and we look forward to build on our once again shown this trust in Maersk Supply now work with design and engineering on the
strong track record of delivering high quality Service, and we will continue to work hard to retrofit project. Over the years, the shipyard has
vessels to them.” deliver high-quality service and safe operations built dozens of ships in collaboration with Marin
Keppel O&M has delivered a significant for our client,” says Rafael Thome, Managing Teknikk, and we appreciate that our good collab-
number of projects for Brazil and Petrobras over Director for Brazil at Maersk Supply Service. oration continues,” says Karl Johan Barstad, Sales
the years, which includes FPSOs, production Maersk Supply Service continues to con- Manager Retrofit in Green Yard Kleven.
platforms, Floating Storage and Regasification solidate its presence in Brazil, both through its Green Yard Kleven and Oceanica both invest
Units, drilling rigs and accommodation vessels, contracts with Shell Brasil and the major Mero2 heavily in sustainable solutions. Among other
to support Brazil’s energy infrastructure. Bras- project on behalf of Petrobras, with its integrated things, equipment will be reused in the project.
FELS, Keppel O&M’s yard in Angra dos Reis, market offering of project management, techni- For example, the offshore cranes are used and
Brazil is currently undertaking integration and cal expertise, and towing and mooring solutions. will be rebuilt to the current specification and to
fabrication work for two other FPSOs that will About Maersk Supply Service: Maersk Supply the right delivery time.
operate in the Sepia field and the Buzios field. Service is a leading provider of marine services “There are many advantages to rebuilding
Keppel O&M, August 15 2022 and project solutions for offshore energy sectors. existing vessels, using recycled material, and
With a large fleet of anchor handling and subsea reusing equipment for the conversions. This will
Maersk Supply Service support vessels, the company specialises in tow- save resources and reduce both costs, emissions,
and the amount of waste, without compromising
ing, mooring, and installing floating units.
wins another integrated Maersk Supply Service, August 11 2022 quality,” says Barstad.
The retrofit is due to be completed towards the
solutions project in Brazil Green Yard Kleven wins end of the year, and work will start immediately.
“This was good news for us. The assignment
Maersk Supply Service has been awarded a new contract for retrofit of increases our order reserve, although we still
contract on behalf of Shell Brasil for the moor- have the capacity to take on more projects. We
ing line remediation of the FPSO Fluminense, two Brazilian PSVs are grateful for the trust and the assignment and
located off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. we look forward to the collaboration with all
The scope of the project includes remedia- The Brazilian shipowner Oceanica has signed a partners involved,” concludes Fedog.
tion work on two of the Fluminense’s mooring contract for retrofit of two ships with Green Yard Green Yard Kleven, August 9 2022

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