Petrobras‘ P-82 FPSO has left Singapore for Brazil’s Búzios oil field, becoming the second large production platform in the company’s 80 series to depart for the field in less than a month.

The unit departed Seatrium‘s Tuas Boulevard Yard on 18 October and is expected to begin operations in 2027 as the tenth production platform at Búzios, located in the pre-salt Santos Basin.

The P-82 is 345.3 m long and 60 m wide, with a weight exceeding 100,000 tonnes. It has a nominal oil production capacity of 225,000 barrels per day and a stated gas compression capacity of 12 million cubic metres.

The departure follows that of the P-80 FPSO, which began its voyage to Brazil on 30 September. Both platforms belong to a group of six large production units being developed for Petrobras.

Construction of the P-82 involved facilities in Brazil, Singapore and China. Some of its process modules were manufactured at Seatrium‘s Aracruz shipyard in Espírito Santo, Brazil, while others were fabricated in Singapore and China. The modules were subsequently transported to Singapore for final assembly and completion.

The Brazilian fabrication work included the handling and load-out of P-82 modules at the Aracruz yard.

The platforms were contracted under an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPC) arrangement, with the contractor responsible for engineering, equipment procurement, construction and commissioning before delivery for operation in Brazil.

According to Petrobras, the 80 series incorporates digital technologies and systems designed to improve operating performance and energy efficiency.

The company also outlined a deployment strategy under which production platforms travel to Brazil with operating crews already on board and proceed directly to their offshore locations. This approach is intended to support operational readiness before production begins.

Three other platforms in the 80 series, P-83, P-84 and P-85, are designated for the Búzios, Atapu and Sépia fields, respectively, in the Santos Basin.

The Búzios field is operated by Petrobras in partnership with CNOOC, CNPC and Pré-Sal Petróleo S.A. (PPSA). The field is expected to have 11 production platforms in operation by the end of 2027.

Petrobras has outlined a $109 billion investment plan for 2026–2030, with 75% of the total allocated to exploration and production activities.