The P-63 FPSO ended being temporarily located in Ilha de Santana, in Macaé (RJ), after it was finished within the set period. This was to complete additional works resulting from a change in the underwater layout of the wells, which was carried out to adhere to environmental licensing conditions. The P-63, which is scheduled to start production on October 23, is among the new units coming on stream in 2013, contributing to an increase in oil production and reaching production targets forecast in the 2013-2017 Business and Management Plan.
With a capacity to process 140,000 barrels/day of oil and compress 1M m3/day of gas, the unit continues on its journey to its final destination in the Papa-Terra field in the post-salt Campos Basin operated by Petrobras (62.5%) in partnership with Chevron (37.5%).
The BW Nisa tanker was converted into the P-63 FPSO at the Cosco Shipyard in China at an expense of USD 1.3B. The latter stages of construction carried out at the QUIP/Honorio Bicalho construction site in Rio Grande (RS). The services were carried out by the Quip consortium (Queiroz Galvão, UTC, Iesa and Camargo Correa) and BW Offshore and employed about 1,500 workers at peak construction.
