# FPSO Cidade de Niterói MV18

> VLCC-converted Floating Production Storage & Offloading vessel

Converted from the VLCC 'Apollo Shoju' at COSCO Dalian and renamed in 2008. Rated at 100,000 bopd, 124 MMscf/d gas compression and 1.6 million barrels storage, spread-moored by a SOFEC system in 1,400m of water. Achieved first oil February 2009 and produced roughly 159 million barrels across a 17-year charter that ran to May 2026, when the vessel sailed for recycling in Denmark under the EU Ship Recycling Regulation. ENGIC executed works marine valves for the replacement programme across multiple campaigns from 2013 to 2016.

- Division: Trading
- Contract type: Direct
- ENGIC role: Direct contract — marine valve works to MODEC for FPSO valve replacement programme
- End operator: Petrobras (chartered from MODEC)
- Contracting party: MODEC Serviços de Petróleo do Brasil Ltda.
- Location: Marlim Leste / Jabuti field, Campos Basin, Brazil — 1,400m water depth
- Span: 2013–2016
- Asset status: Decommissioned May 2026
- Parent project value (overall project, not ENGIC revenue): 17-year charter; 159 million barrels produced
- Categories: Valve Systems

## Sources

- [MODEC — FPSO Cidade de Niterói MV18](https://www.modec.com/project/detail/opportunity.html)
- [MODEC — MV18 charter extension](https://www.modec.com/news/2018/20180213.html)

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