MODEC: Thirteen FPSOs chartered and two under construction

MODEC has demonstrated resilience and continued leadership in Brazil’s FPSO market despite the conclusion of the Shell Fluminense FPSO contract and Enauta‘s decision not to purchase the Cidade de Santos. The Japanese company remains a dominant force, with a fleet of 13 chartered vessels, as highlighted by WSB.One, most of which are contracted with Petrobras.

MODEC’s FPSOs consistently deliver impressive production figures. In May, FPSO Guanabara, operating in the Mero field in the Santos Basin, achieved outstanding performance with a production of 179,546 barrels of oil and 11.68 million cubic meters of gas, per day. Other noteworthy FPSOs include Cidade de Angra dos Reis and Cidade de Itaguaí, both located in the Tupi field, the largest oil-producing field in Brazil.

MODEC is further progressing with the construction of the Raia and Bacalhau FPSOs, for Equinor, Campos and Santos Basins, respectively.

MODEC FPSOs in Brazil


– FPSO Anita Garibaldi (Petrobras Marlim field, Campos Basin)
– FPSO Almirante Barroso (Petrobras Búzios field, Santos Basin)
– FPSO Guanabara (Petrobras Mero field, Santos Basin)
– FPSO Carioca (Petrobras Sépia field, Santos Basin)
– FPSO Cidade de Campos dos Goytacazes (Petrobras, Tartaruga Verde and Tartaruga Mestiça, Campos Basin)
– FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba (TotalEnergies, Lapa field, Santos Basin)
–  FPSO Cidade de Itaguaí (Petrobras, Tupi field, Santos Basin)
– FPSO Cidade de Mangaratiba (Petrobras, Tupi field,  Santos Basin)
– FPSO Cidade de São Paulo (Petrobras, Sapinhoá field, Santos Basin)
– FPSO Cidade de Angra dos Reis (Petrobras, Tupi field, Santos Basin)
– FPSO Cidade de Santos (Petrobras, Uruguá-Tambaú field, Santos Basin)
– FPSO Cidade de Macaé (Petrobras, Marlim Sul, Roncador and Marlim Leste fields, Campos Basin)
– FPSO Cidade de Niterói (Petrobras Marlim Leste Field, Campos Basin)

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