Lloyd’s Register has granted approval in principle to Petrobras’ proposed REVIT I TUPI floating production, storage and offloading unit, supporting engineering work for redevelopment of Brazil’s Tupi field.
The classification society announced the assessment on 5 November. The concept adapts the detailed design of P-68, an FPSO already operating in the Santos Basin, with process and system changes for Tupi.
LR says its preliminary review found no conceptual issues against the applicable reference requirements and considered the concept capable of progressing into a safe, viable design. Further engineering and project-development stages are still required.
The review covered process documentation, equipment specifications and the method for identifying and managing changes from the P-68 design. Reusing an established design may help Petrobras manage execution risk, but the announcement provides no final investment decision, construction award or start-up date.
For offshore suppliers, the milestone signals continued design development rather than a confirmed equipment-order programme. P-68 itself is not being identified as the new Tupi unit.
Source: Lloyd’s Register, 5 November 2026. Explore Petrobras’ employer profile and Oil & Gas jobs.
Illustrative company file photograph: Petrobras P-51 semi-submersible production platform, Brazil, 2 January 2009. This is a different asset, not REVIT I TUPI or FPSO P-68. Divulgação Petrobras / Agência Brasil, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 Brazil. Resized and compressed.
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