SBM Offshore said the Almirante Tamandaré is formally on hire as of February 16. The floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is the first in Brazil to have the Sustainability-1 Notation from Bureau Veritas.
The Notation recognizes the Company’s efforts in minimizing environmental impacts over the lifecycle of the FPSO, from design to construction and operations.
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The FPSO achieved first oil and underwent a 72-hour production test leading to final acceptance, SBM Offshore said. It is the largest oil producing unit in Brazil with a processing capacity of 225,000 barrels of oil and 12 million cubic meters of gas per day. This FPSO has an estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity below 10 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalents per barrel of oil equivalent (kgCO2e/boe) and benefits from emission reduction technologies such as the closed flare technology which increases gas utilization, preventing it from being burnt into the atmosphere.
It completed its journey from China to Brazil in October 2024.
FPSO Almirante Tamandaré is owned and operated by special purpose companies owned by affiliated companies of SBM Offshore (55%) and its partners (45%). The FPSO will operate under a 26.25-year charter and operation services contracts with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras).
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FPSO Almirante Tamandaré is installed at the Búzios unitized field located in the Santos Basin, approximately 180 kilometers offshore Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The Búzios unitized field is operated by Petrobras (88.99%) in partnership with CNODC (3.67%) and CNOOC (7.34%).
SBM Offshore is a leader in the development of FPSOs, including in Guyana and Brazil, where development projects are advancing rapidly.
