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FPSO Cidade de São Paulo (MV23)

FPSO Cidade de São Paulo is a unit chartered from MODEC on the Sapinhoá field, operated by Petrobras with a nameplate capacity of 120,000 barrels of oil per day. It started production in Jan 2013 and is producing.

Updated October 2026·Public data only

Status
Producing
Field
Sapinhoá
Basin
Santos
Field operator
Petrobras
Contract model
Charter
Contractor / owner
MODEC
Brazilian yard
Brasfels
Oil capacity
120,000 bpd
First oil
Jan 2013
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Other units at Sapinhoá

Other FPSOs on the same field
FPSOFieldField operatorContractContractor / ownerOil (bpd)First oilStatus
Cidade de IlhabelaSapinhoá (Guará Norte)PetrobrasCharterSBM Offshore150,000Nov 2014Producing

Other MODEC units in Brazil

MODEC fleet in this directory
FPSOFieldField operatorContractContractor / ownerOil (bpd)First oilStatus
Cidade de Angra dos Reis (MV22)Tupi (pilot)PetrobrasCharterMODEC—Oct 2010Producing
Cidade de Mangaratiba (MV24)Iracema Sul (Tupi)PetrobrasCharterMODEC—Oct 2014Producing
Cidade de Itaguaí (MV26)Iracema Norte (Tupi)PetrobrasCharterMODEC—Jul 2015Producing
Cidade de Caraguatatuba (MV27)LapaTotalEnergiesCharterMODEC—Dec 2016Producing
Almirante Barroso (MV32)BúziosPetrobrasCharterMODEC150,000May 2023Producing
Guanabara (MV31)MeroPetrobrasCharterMODEC180,000May 2022Producing
Carioca (MV30)SépiaPetrobrasCharterMODEC180,000Aug 2021Producing
BacalhauBacalhauEquinorCharterMODEC220,000Oct 2025Producing
Anita Garibaldi (MV33)MarlimPetrobrasCharterMODEC80,000Aug 2023Producing
Cidade de Campos dos Goytacazes (MV29)Tartaruga VerdePetrobrasCharterMODEC—2018Producing

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Sources

  1. Maritime Executive — Petrobras starts commercial production of Sapinhoá
  2. Offshore Magazine — Brasfels delivers Sapinhoá FPSO
Pedro Sotomayor

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.