ABB had a major role in the conversion of FPSO Peregrino, one of the biggest, most technologically advanced oil production ships, from a VLCC tankship to function as an FPSO having been acquired by Statoil and permanently moored off the coast of Brazil.

On the automation side, ABB provided a fully integrated multi-system solution including field instrumentation. The solution included a process control system, power management system, production information management system, condition monitoring system, fire and gas system, and emergency shutdown system – all fully integrated within the same System 800xA Extended Automation platform and operating environment.

On the electrical side, ABB supplied a complete power distribution solution for the entire production process.

This FPSO vessel has a daily production capacity of 100,000 barrels of oil, 350,000 barrels of liquid and 7.3 million standard cu ft of gas. It has a storage capacity of 1.6 million barrels of oil.