Sister Petrobras FPSOs Built to ABS Class
New Build Pair Underline ABS FPSO Sector Leadership(RIO DE JANEIRO) A pair of floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels now under construction for Petrobras are to be built to ABS Class. The sister FPSOs, currently named P-78 and P-79, underline ABS’ continued leadership in the sector, where 60 percent of all FPSOs in service are ABS Class. Both vessels will operate in Brazil’s pre-salt Buzios Field in the Santos Basin. Around 70 percent of FPSOs in Brazil are ABS Class, including 30 vessels with capacity to handle more than 100,000 barrels per day. “There is a reason