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FPSO profile · Santos Basin
FPSO Almirante Barroso (MV32)
FPSO Almirante Barroso is a unit chartered from MODEC on the Búzios field, operated by Petrobras with a nameplate capacity of 150,000 barrels of oil per day. It started production in May 2023 and is producing.
- Status
- Producing
- Field
- Búzios
- Basin
- Santos
- Field operator
- Petrobras
- Contract model
- Charter
- Contractor / owner
- MODEC
- Oil capacity
- 150,000 bpd
- First oil
- May 2023
Reached 150,000 bpd peak 146 days after first oil.
Other units at Búzios
| FPSO | Field | Field operator | Contract | Contractor / owner | Oil (bpd) | First oil | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-74 | Búzios | Petrobras | Owned (Petrobras) | Petrobras | 150,000 | Apr 2018 | Producing |
| P-75 | Búzios | Petrobras | Owned (Petrobras) | Petrobras | 150,000 | Nov 2018 | Producing |
| P-76 | Búzios | Petrobras | Owned (Petrobras) | Petrobras | — | Feb 2019 | Producing |
| P-77 | Búzios | Petrobras | Owned (Petrobras) | Petrobras | 150,000 | 2019 | Producing |
| Almirante Tamandaré | Búzios | Petrobras | Charter | SBM Offshore | 225,000 | Feb 2025 | Producing |
| P-78 (Búzios 6) | Búzios | Petrobras | EPC | Seatrium | 180,000 | Dec 2025 | Producing |
| P-79 (Búzios 8) | Búzios | Petrobras | EPC | Saipem + Hanwha Ocean | 180,000 | May 2026 | Producing |
| P-80 (Búzios 9) | Búzios | Petrobras | EPC | Seatrium | 225,000 | 2027 | Under construction |
| P-82 (Búzios 10) | Búzios | Petrobras | EPC | Seatrium | 225,000 | 2027 | Under construction |
| P-83 (Búzios 11) | Búzios | Petrobras | EPC | Seatrium | 225,000 | 2027 | Under construction |
Other MODEC units in Brazil
| FPSO | Field | Field operator | Contract | Contractor / owner | Oil (bpd) | First oil | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cidade de Angra dos Reis (MV22) | Tupi (pilot) | Petrobras | Charter | MODEC | — | Oct 2010 | Producing |
| Cidade de Mangaratiba (MV24) | Iracema Sul (Tupi) | Petrobras | Charter | MODEC | — | Oct 2014 | Producing |
| Cidade de Itaguaí (MV26) | Iracema Norte (Tupi) | Petrobras | Charter | MODEC | — | Jul 2015 | Producing |
| Cidade de São Paulo (MV23) | Sapinhoá | Petrobras | Charter | MODEC | 120,000 | Jan 2013 | Producing |
| Cidade de Caraguatatuba (MV27) | Lapa | TotalEnergies | Charter | MODEC | — | Dec 2016 | Producing |
| Guanabara (MV31) | Mero | Petrobras | Charter | MODEC | 180,000 | May 2022 | Producing |
| Carioca (MV30) | Sépia | Petrobras | Charter | MODEC | 180,000 | Aug 2021 | Producing |
| Bacalhau | Bacalhau | Equinor | Charter | MODEC | 220,000 | Oct 2025 | Producing |
| Anita Garibaldi (MV33) | Marlim | Petrobras | Charter | MODEC | 80,000 | Aug 2023 | Producing |
| Cidade de Campos dos Goytacazes (MV29) | Tartaruga Verde | Petrobras | Charter | MODEC | — | 2018 | Producing |
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Sources
Pedro Sotomayor, PMP® — Senior Cost Engineer on FPSO projects, 15+ years in offshore cost engineering and project controls. Every figure in this directory links to a public source.