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Vessels shipyard, we are very proud to welcome her to the quayside for the fnal integra- tion of 10 of her 18 modules, which were built here at Brasa in Niteroi, Rio.”

Integrating

Developed in 2011, through a 50/50 partnership with Brazil’s Synergy group, the Brasa yard has risen from land in

Niteroi that stood empty almost two

Ilhabela years ago. “We aim to be seen as a yard that delivers on time. It’s the mark of

Brazilian correspondant Claudio Paschoa shares his insights after

SBM and we want to build on this repu- visiting SBM Ofshore & Synergy’s Brasa yard in Niteroi to tour tation,” Levy said.

The Brasa shipyard project entailed

Petrobra’s latest FPSO .Cidade de Ilhabela the development of new fabrication yard he frst time I visited the Brasa completion, I knew it was time to pay facilities dedicated to complex FPSOs for shipyard, a joint venture between another visit to the sprawling shipyard. the Brazilian deepwater market. The plan

T Upon the arrival of the FPSO hull to was for the 65,000sq m shipyard to have

SBM Offshore and Synergy, in

Brazil, Phillipe Levy, Country Director the capacity to assemble topside modules early 2013, construction had just begun for SBM Offshore, commented, “The and integrate them with FPSO hulls. The on the topside modules for the Cidade de arrival of FPSO Cidade de Ilhabela to added challenge was to build the yard

Ilhabela. The scope of work looked large

Brazil represents a newsworthy double while preserving the fragile ecological even back then, and yet as I drove by on milestone for SBM Offshore. Firstly, the surroundings. The yard is situated on the Rio-Niteroi bridge a few times a month, success of SBM’s global project manage- the Conceição Island next to the Port of

I could clearly see the modules taking ment of the hull conversion at the CXG Niteroi and within the environmentally shape. In January 2014, when the con- verted VLCC hull arrived at the shipyard, shipyard in China. Secondly as joint sensitive Guanabara Bay. The location of and with most of the modules nearing venture partners with Synergy in Brasa the yard, which is near the entrance to the

Port of Niteroi, is a heavily polluted area, dotted with ships ready for scrapping and abandoned fshing vessels. The shoreline is mostly made up of small shipyards, the port, warehouses and a fsh market. SBM

Offshore along with the Brasa shipyard have periodically led campaigns to remove trash from the water and coastal areas adjacent to their yard.

“Brasa shipyard was created by

Synergy and SBM in order to simplify topside module integration for FPSOs, the unit currently being integrated at the yard, FPSO Cidade de Ilhabela, will be leased to Petrobras for production at a presalt feld in the Santos Basin, Levy said. “A holding company named SNV

The FPSO at quayside Brasa Cidade de Ilhabela Photo: Stephanie Chauvin/Brasa yard.

yard in Niteroi.

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