Accelerating the FPSO Project Lifecycle with Standardization & Efficiencies
May 20 - 23, 2025
| Windsor Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Main Congress Day Two (23 May 2024)
- Low-Carbon FPSOs Maintaining and Extending the Life of Operational FPSO’s Redeployment in Brazilian Waters
8:00 am - 8:50 am
Morning Refreshments & Registration
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Welcome Address by FPSO Network
9:05 am - 9:10 am
Opening Remarks by Congress Chairperson
Low-Carbon FPSO's
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Building the Future of FPSO's: Aiming for Net Zero
Márcia Gusmão -
General Manager, Surface Systems Engineering,
Petrobras
Marcel Vasconcelos Melo - Manager, Petrobras Research Center
- Exploring technologies e.g., carbon capture & storage to reduce emissions
- Innovations in sustainable materials and technologies for FPSO construction and operation in Brazil
- How can we further inject ESG in our processes?
9:40 am - 10:10 am
How FPSO Redeployment can drive Sustainability and Commerciality of Projects?
Jose Carlos Elias -
Managing Director,
Altera Infrastructure
· Strategic benefits of redeployment projects
· Ways to reduce the carbon footprint of redeployed FPSOs in operation
· Altera’s pathway to low carbon FPSOs
Sponsored by: Altera Infrastructure
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Driving Sustainability in Operations of Existing FPSO's
Hugo Balthazar -
Asset Manager,
TotalEnergies
- How can we reduce carbon emissions in actual and future FPSO's?
- Exploring new technologies and existing solutions towards building greener FPSO's
- Building sustainability in operation-level work e.g., energy optimization
10:40 am - 11:00 am
Speed Networking Session
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Morning Break & Refreshments
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Building Yinson's Low Carbon FPSO's to Reduce the Emissions Curve
- Overview of Yinson's FPSOs across Brazil
- Maximizing usage of technology to reduce carbon emissions
- Incorporating emissions into Yinson's FPSO strategy
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Showcasing Offshore Private 5G Networks, Edge Compute and Backhaul solutions for FPSO’s with Live Use Cases
Frode Stølda -
President Tampnet Americas and Chief Digital Officer (CDO),
Tampnet
Discover the latest developments in offshore connectivity, and how Tampnet expands capabilities for offshore operators to provide valuable backhaul solutions in the most remote offshore locations, supporting edge compute and onsite Private 5G Networks. Hear more from Tampnet’s CDO as he shares insights into recent projects where asset owners have achieved complete coverage of operational areas to implement the latest IoT sensors, remote collaboration tools, and in-field data access solutions.
Sponsored by: Tampnet
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch Break
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Developing Innovative & New Ways to Reduce CO2 Emissions from FPSO Operations by up to 70%
- Reducing carbon in FPSO operations
- Carbon capture post combustion module
Intelligent Operations, Remote Monitoring & Maintenance & Extension of FPSO’s
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Opportunities and Challenges in Implementing Intelligent Operations in FPSOs
João Gabriel Raiol -
Engineering Coordinator,
PRIO
· The impact of emerging technologies on intelligent operations in FPSOs on mature fields
· Key challenges in implementing intelligent operations solutions in FPSOs on mature fields
· Leveraging technology to improve mature asset reliability
· Capital projects for emission reduction
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Afternoon Break & Refreshments
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Good FPSO Practices around Integrity, Inspection and Maintenance in Brazil
Thiago Mesquita -
OBO Tech Support Manager,
TotalEnergies EP Brasil
Carole German - Onshore Support Manager, LAPA Field Operation, TotalEnergies Brazil
• Discussing the implementation process of TotalEnergies Brazil program on Operational Integrity Assurance and Verification Scheme (OIAVS)
• Covering the main Safety and Environment Critical Elements from FPSO and Subsea operations
• Sharing of our main results to map all trunnion support inspections to ensure integrity of the unit MV27
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
The ANP Safety Regulations Framework
- Importance of compliance with regulatory requirements and industry guidelines
- Challenges of complying with these requirements and how to mitigate these challenges
- Case studies of successful compliance programs
