Applus+ in China has been awarded a key inspection contract for Petrobras’ FPSO Projects P-84 and P-85

17/07/2025

    Applus+ is proud to announce that our China operations have been selected to deliver comprehensive inspection services for Petrobras’ next-generation FPSOs—P-84 and P-85. These units are being constructed by Seatrium, a leading EPC contractor for the global offshore energy market.

    Marine FPSOs are essential infrastructure for remote offshore operations, enabling hydrocarbon processing, storage, and offloading in deepwater environments. Rigorous inspection at every stage of development is crucial to the long-term safety, reliability, and efficiency of these complex assets.

     

    Field and factory inspection services across Asia

    As part of our engagement, Applus+ will provide both field inspection services and factory inspection services, covering:

    • Field inspection services: Technical supervision, compliance audits, and quality inspections at fabrication yards and construction sites, ensuring structural, mechanical, and process systems meet project requirements.
    • Factory inspection services: Independent inspection, test witnessing, and quality verification of critical equipment and components at vendor workshops and OEM facilities.
       

    The P-84 and P-85 FPSOs will significantly expand Petrobras’ deepwater production capabilities. Fabrication and integration activities are being executed across Asia—including key yards and vendor facilities in China, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Applus+ team in China will play a central role in ensuring quality and compliance across these multi-country supply chains.

     

    Proven expertise in offshore mega-projects

    Applus+ has consistently supported high-profile energy projects across the region. Since 2020, our team has delivered integrated inspection services—including NDT, dimensional control, and fabrication supervision—for projects such as:

    • Technip Energies’ Arctic LNG 2
    • Shell’s REDII GREEN initiative
    • Subsea7’s Seagreen offshore wind development
    • QatarEnergy’s NFPS Compression Phase 2 (COM2)
       

    This latest award highlights the confidence that major operators and EPCs continue to place in Applus+ to deliver technically robust, schedule-aligned inspection solutions.

    This strategic award further strengthens Applus+ position as a trusted technical partner to the oil and gas industry, particularly in the high-specification domain of floating production systems.

    We thank Petrobras and Seatrium for their trust and look forward to contributing to the successful delivery of these critical FPSO assets.

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