Project Profile

Value: US$500 million
Location: Block BM-S-9, Santos Basin, Offshore Brazil
Production: 325,000 boepd (August, 2017)
Start-up Year: January 2013
Water Depth: 2,141 m / 7,065 ft

The Guara field is found 310km off the coast of the state of Sao Paulo, below 2,141 metres of water, with an API of 28 degrees. Light oil was found at a depth of 5000 metres. Guara has estimated recoverable volumes of 1.1 to 2.0 billion barrels of oil equivalent. The associated gas may have around 15% CO2. The FPSO on Guara is expected to come onstream in 2013 and will have a production capacity of around 120,000 b/d of oil and 177 MMcf/d. The FPSO will be leased. Plans are for the Guara South discovery to come onstream in 2013, with Guara North set for 2016. The plateau production at Guara is expected to be 250,000 boe/d in 2016. Petrobras plans to export natural gas output generated by the Guara and Iara pre-salt pilot production units through a 216 kilometre, 18 inch pipeline to the Mexilhao platform. The Guara concession will be completed 2039.


Operators:

Petrobras: Operator with 45% interest

Shell: 30% interest

Repsol Sinopec Brazil: 25% interest


Contractors:

Aker Solutions: Provide 14 wet christmas trees for Guara and other subsea equipment

Blue Water Shipping: Provide logistics for materials and equipment

Bohai Oil Marine Engineering & Supply Company (Bomesc): E-Houses, chemical injection modules and gas turbine generator modules for the Cidade de Sao Paulo FPSO

Cosco Shipyard Group Co.: EPC - Convert Radiant Jewel VLCC into the Cidade de Sao Paulo FPSO

Consortium for charter of the Cidade de Sao Paulo FPSO:
Modec Inc.
Mitsui
Mitsubishi

Consortium for charter of the Cidade de Ilhabela FPSO:
SBM Offshore
Mitsubishi
Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás S.A (QGOG)

Dresser-Rand: Compression equipment

Engevix Engenharia S.A: Construction of eight hulls for platforms

Oceaneering: Umbilicals contract

Petroserv: Conversion of the Ragnhild Knutsen tanker into the Dynamic Producer FPSO

Rolls-Royce: Thirty-two RB211 gas turbine power generation packages, including waste-heat recovery units

Saipem: EPCI contract and supply a riser system

SBM Offshore N.V.: Twenty year charter and operation of FPSO

Schahin are is considering the participation as a shareholder of MV23

Sofec Inc.: Spread mooring

Subsea 7: Four riser systems for Guara and Lula Northeast and installation of flexible lines

Technip: Manufacture of 15 miles of 6 inch-diameter gas injection flexible lines, top risers, intermediate and bottom risers, and flowlines as well as supply flexible pipes for oil production, gas lift and gas injection

Wärtsilä Hamworthy: Supply its flare gas recovery packages to four FPSO units under construction for Petrobras

Balltec: Contract to provide the first Buoy Supported Riser (BSR) system for the Guara project


Sub Contractors:

BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT): Provide riser monitoring systems for two Free Standing Risers and four Steel Lazy Wave Risers for Saipem

Fluke Engenharia: Fabricate 27 suction piles

Keppel FELS Ltd.: EPC - Integration of the topside modules of the Cidade de Sao Paulo FPSO

Oil States International: Steel catenary riser terminations for Guara and Lula Northeast

Parker Hannifin: Steel wire tether system for Guara and Lula Northeast

Wood Group Kenny: Riser design contract for Saipem

Cougar Automation: Development and commissioning of an innovative control system for Balltec to use on the first Buoy Supported Riser (BSR) system installed on Brazil’s Guara-Lula Project. Cougar Automation was commissioned by Balltec to design a dedicated control and automation system consisting of a surface-mounted primary control that would control the movement of the buoy support system via tether adjustment, using a linear chain tensioner. This was required in order to manage the tension in the risers.