Axess Group Secures Compliance Contracts for FPSOs with Seatrium

Norway-headquartered asset integrity management company Axess Group has recently announced winning contracts with Singapore’s Seatrium to ensure compliance with Brazilian standards for six floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units that will be working with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras.

The six FPSOs, namely P-78, P-80, P-82, P-83, P-84, and P-85, will undergo Brazilian Regulatory Compliance (BRC) services provided by Axess Group to ensure adherence to key Brazilian regulations affecting their construction.

Ricardo Freire, Vice President, Asia Pacific and Middle East (VP – APME) at Axess Group, expressed his pride in being selected by Seatrium for these projects. He emphasized Axess Group’s market leadership in BRC services and highlighted the company’s seamless technical support and logistics capabilities in Asia, facilitating support throughout the construction phase of newbuilds until their arrival in Brazil.

Axess Group also facilitated a visit by Brazilian authorities, Diretoria de Aeronáutica da Marinha (DAerM) and Diretoria de Portos e Costas (DPC), to the P-78 unit while it was docked at a shipyard in Singapore. The Norwegian firm played a key role in obtaining necessary approvals before the vessel’s departure to Brazil, ensuring operational readiness upon arrival. This marked the first instance of such authorizations being issued prior to the vessel’s arrival in Brazilian waters.

Notably, all FPSOs in the P-series, starting with P-78, will incorporate advanced carbon-related technologies as part of Petrobras’ sustainability drive for offshore production. The P-78 unit has recently departed Seatrium’s yard in Singapore and is en route to Petrobras’ Búzios oil field.

The Búzios field, situated in the Santos Basin approximately 180 kilometers offshore from Rio de Janeiro, was discovered in 2010 and commenced operations in 2018. Petrobras serves as the operator with an 88.98% interest on behalf of the Búzios Shared Reservoir Consortium, which includes CNOOC (7.34%) and CNPC (3.67%), while Pré-Sal Petróleo S.A. (PPSA) manages the consortium.