Wartsila Inks FPSO OMA With 3R Petroleum

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been hired by 3R Petroleum to operate the power modules onboard its Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel operating in the Papa Terra oilfield in the Brazilian waters.

Additionally, Wärtsilä said it has also signed a five-year Optimized Maintenance Agreement with 3R Petroleum to ensure the reliability and performance of the installation.

3R Petroleum has purchased the oilfield from Petrobras, with whom Wärtsilä had an earlier agreement. The FPSO vessel has three power modules, each with two Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines.

Under the new contract, Wärtsilä said it will continue to have an onboard crew operating the modules on a 24/7 basis. For the Optimized Maintenance Agreement, Wärtsilä will monitor the engine performance remotely enabled by the cyber secure connectivity solution. With the Dynamic Maintenance Planning the time between overhauls can be optimized which provides flexibility for scheduling maintenance, Wärtsilä said.

“We are pleased to have Wärtsilä as a skilled and experienced partner in operating and maintaining this FPSO. We feel that they are clearly the most qualified company for this project, and we look forward to working with them,” says Humberto Romanus, Facilities Manager for 3R Petroleum.

“We have been involved with this vessel since the beginning when it was owned by the Petrobras group. We are very happy to continue this cooperation with the new owners,” explains Carlos Mikus, Lifecycle Sales Manager at Wärtsilä.

Wärtsilä Optimized Maintenance Agreements provide long-term cost predictability and asset availability, the company’s statement reads, adding that data-driven maintenance is used at every stage, from planning to execution. Proactive support is delivered by experts at Wärtsilä’s Expertise Centers to optimize maintenance intervals and prevent unscheduled downtime, the company’s statement continues.

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