Ensuring FPSO Project Longevity with Decarbonization, Revitalization and Commerciality
May 20 - 23, 2025
| Windsor Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pre-Congress Focus Day: New Frontiers of Exploration: Opportunities in the Equatorial Margin (20 May 2025)
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Registration Opens
10:30 am - 10:35 am
Welcome & Housekeeping Address
10:40 am - 11:40 am
Unlocking the Potential of Equatorial Margin: Challenges and Opportunities
Matheus Varanda -
Senior Specialist,
S&P Global Commodity Insights
Unlocking the Potential of Equatorial Margin: Challenges and Opportunities
Located to the north of Brazil, the Equatorial Margin has an important oil potential and offers many new possibilities.
- Exploring the vast potential of Brazil's Equatorial Margin: what we know so far about the Equatorial Margin
- Addressing environmental concerns to ensure safe and responsible exploration and production including: its geography, concern locations, environmental risks
- What can be done to curb the environmental risks?
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
Roundtable A: Technology Challenges and Strategies on the Exploration of the Equatorial Margin
Examine the technological advancements and strategies needed to unlock the vast potential of the Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, while addressing environmental and economic considerations.
12:05 pm - 12:30 pm
Roundtable B: Investment Opportunities and Risks in FPSO Projects in the Equatorial Margin
Matheus Varanda -
Senior Specialist,
S&P Global Commodity Insights
· Main challenges in financing new FPSO projects
· How to mitigate construction risk to ensure project bankability
· ESG restrictions and reduction of liquidity for greenfield projects
12:30 pm - 12:40 pm
Workshop Leader’s Closing Remarks
· Discussing possible motivations behind a company’s decision to lease or own an FPSO
· Examining the balance sheet exposure of leasing vs owning an FPSO
· Formulating a transparent and cost-effective FPSO leasing strategy
12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
Lunch & Networking Break
1:40 pm - 2:40 pm
Navigating Pre-Salt Production Requirements to Capitalize on the Booming Brazil Oil Market
- Discussing the potential opportunities of the uncovered oil-rig reserve
- Designing solutions for technical challenges experienced during pre-salt exploration
- Identifying appropriate tools and technologies to expand pre-salt footprint
2:40 pm - 3:05 pm
Roundtable A: Technological Innovations and Challenges in Pre-Salt Production
Explore strategies and technologies required to extract oil and gas from the deepwater and ultra-deepwater Pre-Salt reservoirs, due to the region’s specific challenges.
3:05 pm - 3:30 pm
Roundtable B: The Future of the Pre-Salt: Maximizing Recovery and Sustainability
Let’s focus on strategies for maximizing oil and gas recovery from the Pre-Salt region, including enhanced oil recovery techniques and innovative production methods.
