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Estaleiro Brasil - EBR

offshore shipyard São José do Norte, RS, Brazil

Estaleiros do Brasil (EBR) is a Brazilian offshore construction yard in São José do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, working mainly on an EPC basis for oil and gas production units. It carries out detailed engineering, procurement, fabrication of structures and piping, electromechanical assembly of modules and skids, topside module integration, pre-commissioning, commissioning and plant start-up, and has delivered process modules for the Petrobras FPSO P-79 to Saipem. The yard also repairs vessels moored at its quay, performs modifications and repairs on producing platforms, and offers lay-up and load-in/load-out of large modules. EBR is part of the TSPI (TS Participações e Investimentos) group and holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and SA8000 certifications.

Estaleiro Brasil - EBR

Estaleiros do Brasil (EBR) is a Brazilian offshore construction company specialising in the development, construction, integration and commissioning of offshore oil and gas production platforms, working mainly under EPC (engineering, procurement, construction, integration and commissioning) contracts. The company is part of the group led by TS Participações e Investimentos S.A. (TSPI), described as a global network of around 6,500 professionals with offices in Brazil, Japan, India, the United States, Canada, Venezuela, Europe, Russia, Iran, China, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Korea. EBR states it originated from Setal Engenharia, whose 1990s digital project platform evolved into its current web-based EPC Portal for integrated project development and management.

Services

  • Detailed engineering, procurement of materials and equipment, and project management
  • Fabrication of structures and piping; electromechanical assembly of modules and skids
  • Integration of topside process modules on FPSOs; testing and pre-commissioning
  • Commissioning or commissioning support and process plant start-up; offshore operational support
  • Repair of vessels moored at the yard's quay; modifications and repair of producing platforms
  • Lay-up (hibernation) and berthing of offshore units; load-in and load-out of large modules

Facilities

  • Site of approximately 1.7 million m² with its own complete infrastructure
  • Capacity to process around 30,000 tonnes of topside per year
  • Structural workshop, pipe shop, climate-controlled blasting and painting shop and external assembly area
  • Quay of 530 linear metres with 12 m draft; equipped with modern machinery and cranes
  • Reported load-in of a module of approximately 2,900 tonnes

Vessel Types

  • FPSOs (floating production, storage and offloading units)
  • Semi-submersible platforms and fixed offshore units

Location

  • Shipyard in São José do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, on the shores of Lagoa dos Patos with an access channel to the Atlantic Ocean, within the Rio Grande naval and offshore hub (about 360 km from Porto Alegre)
  • Office address listed as R. Arizona 491, cj 181, Cidade Monções, São Paulo – SP

Certifications and Programmes

  • QHSE management system certified by Bureau Veritas to NBR ISO 9001, NBR ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
  • First shipyard in Brazil certified to SA8000 for social accountability; ISO 37001 anti-bribery certification reported for Toyo Setal and EBR
  • Licensed by FEPAM, with environmental monitoring, waste management, fauna rescue and emergency response programmes; participant in the Port of Rio Grande Area Plan (PA-PORG)