Accelerating the FPSO Project Lifecycle with Standardization & Efficiencies
May 20 - 23, 2025
| Windsor Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Main Congress Day One (22 May 2024)
- FPSO Market Intelligence Existing FPSO Project Overview & Highlights Strengthening Commercial Project Fundamentals
8:00 am - 9:05 am
Morning Refreshments & Registration
9:05 am - 9:10 am
Welcome Address by FPSO Network
9:10 am - 9:15 am
Opening Remarks by Congress Chairperson
FPSO Market Intelligence – Brazil
9:15 am - 9:45 am
Market Intelligence: Reviewing the Brazil Energy Market Landscape and What Lies Ahead
Thais Vachala -
VP & Head of Latam Supply Chain,
Rystad Energy
- Key trends shaping the energy market in Brazil, including policies, regulations, and technology
- Opportunities and challenges in the Brazilian energy market for FPSOs
- Insights into the future of the Brazilian energy market and the role of FPSOs
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Digital Twins: Unlocking Value through Visualisation and Accessible Data
· How can Digital Twins improve an already established ecosystem?
· The importance of being a System of Insight, not a System of Record
· Collaboration Use Case - Empowering everyone working with Industrial Data
Sponsored by: Aize
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Understanding Local Content Updates from ANP for Future FPSO Projects in Brazil
Gustavo Tinoco -
Deputy Manager of Local Content,
ANP
- Discussing updates of local content on FPSO operations
- Incorporating new regulations into upcoming FPSO projects
- Understanding how future local content requirements will impact existing FPSO operations
10:45 am - 11:05 am
Speed Networking Session
11:05 am - 11:35 am
Morning Break & Refreshments
FPSO Project Overview & Highlights
11:35 am - 12:05 pm
Project Execution Strategies to Deliver the Bacalhau FPSO in a Challenging Global Context
Camila Bleser -
Lead Planner Bacalhau Project,
Equinor
- Overview of Equinor’s Bacalhau FPSO and planned date of operations
- Sharing the journey behind the Bacalhau FPSO and its potential benefits for the country
- Exploring new ways to incorporate sustainability, low carbon, and new technologies in FPSOs
12:05 pm - 12:35 pm
Pacu™ - The World’s First and Only Reliable Corrosion-Protection of Mooring-Chains
- Life-extend your mooring-chains – which was never thought possible before Pacu™
- Pacu™ already fully tested, field-proven, installed on FPSO, and available for you
- Saves you (asset-owner) 3-digits-mill-USD-figures and tons of CO2-emisions during life-of-field – by avoidance of chain-replacement
Sponsored by: Imenco
12:35 pm - 1:35 pm
Lunch & Networking Break
Strengthening FPSO Commercial Project Fundamentals
1:35 pm - 2:25 pm
Industry Power Panel | Offshore Leaders Speaks: What Keeps Offshore Leaders Awake at Night?
Thiago Mesquita -
OBO Tech Support Manager,
TotalEnergies EP Brasil
Lourenço Morucci - Executive Manager of Production Operations, PRIO
Lourenço Lustosa Fróes da Silva, PMP, M.Sc. - New FPSOs Program Coordinator, Petrobras
Marcelo F. Mendes - Asset Integrity and Compliance Manager, Shell Brasil Ltda
- Capitalizing on the rising demand for offshore energy and energy security – while navigating complex market and supply chain uncertainties
- Discussing the impact of increased carbon emission reporting and what it means for projects
- Understanding the changing power dynamics of oil producers, vessel operators and shipyards
Marcelo F. Mendes
Asset Integrity and Compliance ManagerShell Brasil Ltda
2:25 pm - 2:55 pm
Managing Supply Chain and Yard Bottlenecks due to the Overloading of FPSO Projects
Lourenço Lustosa Fróes da Silva, PMP, M.Sc. -
New FPSOs Program Coordinator,
Petrobras
- Navigating the challenges of managing a situation of project overload
- Designing robust procurement strategies for optimizing supply chain and reducing potential disruption
- Managing bottlenecks faced for critical equipment and yards in Brazil
2:55 pm - 3:25 pm
Afternoon Break and Refreshments
FPSO Country Spotlight: South America
3:25 pm - 4:25 pm
Unlocking Potential in South America: What the Future Holds for Guyana Basin and the South Atlantic Coast
Fernanda Machado -
Research and Analysis Associate Director, Upstream Solutions,
S&P Global
Renata Machado - Associate Director, Vantage - Asset Valuations, S&P Global
· An overview of Guyana Basin recent activities and the opportunities in the southern Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina offshore basins
· Insights into future developments and investments
· FPSO potential deployments and project economics
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks and End of Congress Day 1
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Cocktail Reception
Sponsored by: Ocyan
