FPSO Brasil

Client: Single Buoy Moorings Inc.

Process: Sulphate Removal

Country: Monaco, Switzerland, Brasil.

Contract Description: Supply of membrane plant module for Sulphate Removal

Contract Date: July 2001

Contract Completion Date: December 2001

Capacity: 2 x 45,000 barrels/day

Sea Water Conversion: 75%

Sea Water Feed Quality: 35,000 mg/l (tds)

Product Water Output Quality: £ 100 mg/l sulphate 

Project Description:

Turnkey supply of a sulphate removal plant for the FPSO, which will operate in the Roncador Field offshore Brazil, and is the first installation of this technology in the Brazilian oil industry.

Process Description:

Seawater is treated by a cartridge filter package prior to the membrane arrays using Dow Filmtec SR90-400 membranes.Pumps, Valves and Zeron 100 Super Duplex Piping were all provided by Weir Group companies.