According to Seatrium, this marks the group’s successful expansion of its end-to-end engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) capabilities to include offshore commissioning for FPSO vessels.
Petrobras 78 (P-78), the first of the six P-Series floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units that Seatrium built for Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), has achieved first oil production on Dec 31, 2025.
First oil refers to the official start of production as hydrocarbons are initially fed into the vessel's processing facilities. During the process, a well is opened and hydrocarbons start flowing. Oil flows through the subsea lines, which then passes through the risers, and subsequently to the FPSO, which begins production.
