Papa Terra Field, Campos Basin, Brazil

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Key Data

Papa Terra field is a heavy crude oil field in block B !"0 of the ampos Basin# The field lies at a water depth of 1$1%0m$ 110km offshore of Bra&il# Petrobras operates the field with '"#() interest# The remaining 3*#() interest is held by hevron# +igh viscosity and low ,P- were the key factors hindering the development of the field# The partners made the final investment decision in .anuary "010 and will invest /(#"bn on the field0s development# 1irst production occurred in 2ovember "013#

Discovery and reserves of the Brazilian oil field

3The partners made the final investment decision in .anuary "010 and will invest /(#"bn on the field0s development#3 The Papa Terra field was discovered in "003 with the drilling of five wells# The field was declared commercial in "00(#

The field is estimated to contain *00 million to a billion barrels of oil e4uivalent# The crude oil has an ,P- inde5 ranging between 167 and 1*7# ,bout 380 million barrels of oil are e5pected to be recovered from the field# The field is being developed using "% bore wells$ including 1' wet completion wells and 13 dry production wells# The wet completion wells will include si5 hori&ontal producers and ten water in9ectors# +eavy oil production wells are being connected to a tension leg wellhead platform :T;<P=$ called P!'1# The light oil production wells are being connected to a floating production$ storage and offloading :1PS>= vessel called P!'3#

P-61 tension leg ellhead platform !T"#P$

The P!'1 T;<P was designed by 1loaT? and will be installed in 1$180m of water# The platform will include a dry tree$ top tensioned risers and a tender assist drilling rig moored nearby# -t will support all the well drilling and workover activities$ as well as e5port the production to the P!'3 1PS># -t will be transported to its final location in late "013#

P-6% floating prod&ction, storage and offloading !FP'($ &nit

The B< 2isa vessel was converted into the P!'3 1PS> for use at the Papa Terra field# The vessel is 336m!long with a width of (*#3m# -t has a capacity of 3"3$000dwt and was installed at a depth of 1$"00m# -t started producing oil in 2ovember "013# onversion of the vessel included installation of 1' topside facilities weighing 16$000mt# The units deployed include three oil processing units$ a gas compression unit$ three power generations systems and two manifold modules# , flare unit$ utilities facilities and two water treatment and in9ection units were also installed# The topside modules process 160$000 barrels a day :bpd= of oil and 3( million standard cubic feet a day of gas# Seawater in9ection capacity of the 1PS> will be 360$000bpd#

Contractors involved ith Brazil)s Papa Terra field

1loaT? Singapore$ an e4ual partnership company established by @eppel 1?;S and . Aay McBermott$ is building the wellhead platform as part of a /1bn contract signed in >ctober "00%#

3The Papa Terra field was discovered in "003 with the drilling of five wells# The field was declared commercial in "00(#3 @eppel and . Aay McBermott will carry out design$ engineering$ construction$ installation and three year operation of the platform# 1loaT? will provide basic engineering services and supply risers$ tendons and other e4uipment for the platform# , consortium of B< >ffshore$ CD-P and CE>E was awarded the contract for constructing the P!'3 1PS> in 1ebruary "010# B< >ffshore provided conversion services for the hull$ offloading units and mooring systems# CE>E and B< >ffshore will operate the 1PS> for three years and later handover the vessel to Petrobras# CD-P was responsible for the topsides of the 1PS># The contract to carry out the basic engineering services for the topsides of the P!'3 1PS> was awarded to ,M? # B< >ffshore subcontracted -nocean to prepare the technical drawings and documentation for class approval of the 1PS>$ and in 1ebruary "010$ ,M? was contracted to provide engineering services for the topsides of the 1PS># <FrtsilF was awarded a contract to supply three power modules for the 1PS> in May "010# The modules include two 18!cylinder (0B1 tri!fuel engines$ alternators and other ancillary e4uipment# The modules have been installed and the vessel completed load tests in .anuary "013# Geolia <ater won a contract to supply a water treatment unit for the 1PS> in ,ugust "010# The treatment module is used to separate sulphates and other chemicals from the in9ected water$ to improve oil recovery# -n >ctober "010$ Bril!Cuip won a /"8m contract to provide subsea wellhead systems for the field# Beliveries were made by "013# Technip won a contract to supply "*km of risers$ flowlines and an electrical module for the 1PS> in >ctober "010# lassification society ,BS will class both the T;<P and 1PS># ,BS will review the design of the 1PS>$ hull$ mooring systems$ production and other e4uipment to ensure that they comply with the relevant standards#