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Oil Spill from Espadarte Field FPSO

Jan 08, 2019

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. announced there was an oil spill on January 2 from its chartered floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) Cidade de Rio de Janeiro, in the Espadarte field offshore Brazil.Petrobras said approximately 4…

Eni Contracts MODEC for FPSO

Oct 11, 2018

Japan's MODEC is to provide and operate a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for Eni Mexico, a subsidiary of Eni.According to a press release from the Japanese supplier and operator of offshore floating platforms,  it has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) for supply…

Keppel Wins FPSO, FSRU Contracts

Jul 22, 2018

In Brazil, Keppel FELS Brasil Ltda (Keppel FELS Brasil) has been engaged by MODEC Offshore Production Systems (Singapore) Pte Ltd., part of the MODEC, Inc. group, to undertake the topside module fabrication and integration of the FPSO Carioca MV30…

Petrobras picks MODEC for Sepia FPSO

Oct 20, 2017

MODEC has signed a contract for supply, charter, and operations of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel with Brazil's Petrobras on 13 October 2017. The firm charter period of the contract is 21 years. The FPSO will be deployed at the Sépia field operated by Petrobras…

MODEC gets Vietnam extension

Oct 04, 2017

Japan Vietnam Petroleum Co. (JVPC), a subsidiary of JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration, has extended its contract with a MODEC Dutch subsidiary Rang Dong MV17 BV (MV17BV), for the time charter of the FSO Rang Dong MV17. FSO Rang Dong MV17…

Keppel delivers FPSO to MODEC in Brazil

Sep 29, 2017

Keppel Offshore & Marine's BrasFELS shipyard in Brazil has delivered the Cidade de Campos dos Goytacazes MV29 floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel to MODEC. The FPSO was completed safely, on time and within budget…

Weathering the storm

Aug 01, 2017

Infield Systems’ Catarina Podevyn surveys the FPSO market and discusses recent projects awards. The John Evans Atta Mills MV25 FPSO, operating at Tullow’s TEN project, offshore Ghana. Photo from MODEC…

Jubilee FPSO featured on Ghana's currency

Jun 01, 2017

Most floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels are known for making money (or costing a lot of it), but the government of Ghana has decided to turn one into money, literally. EPCI contractor MODEC announced that the Kwame Nkrumah MV21 FPSO…

MODEC upgrades Brazil FPSOs communications

Oct 24, 2016

O3b Networks, technology solutions company RigNet and floating production service provider MODEC, have agreed to provide high-throughput, low latency connectivity for MODEC’s floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels off the coast of Brazil…

GE inks FPSO deal with MODEC

Sep 06, 2016

GE Oil & Gas has signed a major agreement with MODEC, an owner/operator and engineering, procurement, construction and installation general contractor of floating production systems including floating production storage and offloading (FPSO)…

Shell extends Fluminense contract

Sep 01, 2016

Shell, through its subsidiary Shell Brasil Petroleo, extended its contract with MODEC for operations and maintenance of the FPSO Fluminense, effective from August 2016 to December 2020. The FPSO has been operating in the Bijupirá and…

Keppel delivers Lapa FPSO

Jun 28, 2016

Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) subsidiary Keppel FELS Brasil SA's BrasFELS shipyard has recently completed the integration and completion works on a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for Modec Offshore Production Systems (Singapore) Pte…

Keppel bags Modec FPSO deal

Apr 06, 2016

Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), through its subsidiary, Keppel FELS Brasil BrasFELS shipyard has been awarded a US$137 million floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) module fabrication and integration project by Modec Offshore Production Systems (Singapore)…

TEN FPSO arrives in field

Mar 03, 2016

The Prof. John Atta Mills floating production, storage and offloading vessel has arrived at the TEN project offshore Ghana, after a five week voyage from Singapore. TEN field operator Tullow Oil said first oil from the development is on track for July/August…

Video: TEN FPSO sailaway

Feb 01, 2016

The floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills set sail from Singapore on 23 January.  The vessel is sailing to Ghana, where it will produce and store oil from Ghana’s Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme (TEN) offshore oil fields…

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