
BW Offshore has been awarded a 120-day extension by Petrobras for FPSO BW Cidade de São Vicente , taking the contract through to October 9.
BW says it has commenced planning for demobilisation of the vessel from the field and is considering a temporary layup in Brazil.
The FPSO unit has been on contract to Petrobras since 2009 and has been utilised as a well test facility offshore Brazil.