(WO) – TMC Compressors (TMC) has secured a contract from MODEC to supply a large-capacity marine compressed air system for the FPSO Gato do Mato, which will operate offshore Brazil.
Under the contract, TMC will deliver a marine compressed air system consisting of multiple compressors to provide control and service air across the vessel. The company did not disclose the contract value. The system is designed for high reliability and easy onboard maintenance, minimizing downtime and operating costs for the remote deepwater facility located about 200 km from shore.
“We have designed our compressors so that the offshore crew can easily maintain them without needing external service technicians,” said Hans-Petter Tanum, TMC’s Director of Sales and Business Development. “Our systems are purpose-built for marine and offshore environments such as FPSOs operating far from shore.”
The FPSO Gato do Mato – Orca Project is being developed through a partnership among Shell (50%, operator), Ecopetrol (30%), and TotalEnergies (20%), with PPSA serving as contract manager. Once completed and installed, the FPSO will have an oil production capacity of 120,000 bpd and will be moored in 2,000 m of water.
TMC has previously supplied marine compressed air systems to multiple MODEC-built FPSOs. According to Tanum, the new award underscores a long-standing collaboration between the two companies built on performance reliability and trust developed over several decades.
