The British manufacturer, Ellis, has supplied cable cleats for a major offshore project. Campo Grande-based Prática Engenharia Ltd. selected Ellis for an installation of the cable cleats on a floating production storage offloading vessel (FPSO) owned by Petrobras.
The specification for the vessel, which is being built in Brazil for use in the development of pre-salt projects in the Santos basin, was secured by Ellis Brazilian distributor, Macaé-based Polar Componentes e Sistemas Offshore.
Designed for use where the highest levels of short circuit withstand are required, Ellis Emperor cable cleats are designed for both trefoil and single cable applications, and are manufactured in type 316L stainless steel, meaning they provide the ultimate corrosion protection.
The P-66 FPSO is the first of eight vessels being built by Petrobas, and when it is completed, it will have a processing capacity of 150,000 barrels per day of oil and six million cubic metres per day of natural gas.