Explosion - Cidade de Sao Mateus FPSO

Nature of Incident: Cidade de Sao Mateus FPSO

Date of Incident: 12 February 2015 Synergi Case N/A

Business Activity: N/A

Incident Location: Brazil
Brief Account:
An explosion occurred onboard the Floating Production Storage and
Offloading (FPSO) unit Cidade de São Mateus, operating on the Camarupim
and Camarupim Norte fields in Espirito Santo littoral approximately 120 km
from the coast. Production has been stopped and the unit has been shut
down. The total number of fatalities from this incident stands at nine. Two
crew members remain in hospital, receiving medical attention and their OCIMF1:
condition is reported to be stable. Oil Companies International Marine Forum

Golden Rules of Safety Breached

Root causes Actions Taken / Lessons learned

OCIMF1 Checklists for Pump rooms forwarded to all
Official Root causes have not been made available at
Petrofac operational FPSO’s to carry out proactive review
this time, however, it is apparent that several of the
of safety arrangements and precautions.
MAH Barriers were breached.
• Procedures & Practices
• Process Containment
• Equipment & Fittings
• Ignition Control
Press reports relate to the following Scenarios In addition checklist has been forwarded to those
• Pump Room Explosion operational FPSO’s that use gas and /or Crude oil for
• Engine Room Explosion Auxiliary Boilers and Turbines to carry out proactive
• Gas Leak in the pump house area review of safety arrangements and precautions.

All Petrofac assets should review
Process Containment, Ignition
Control and Detection Systems
associated with fuel gas and cargo
pumping arrangements
MAH Barrier Model
Specific risk management provisions made in each of the
relevant FPSO Cases for Safety have been highlighted to
the assets for their review and raise the general
awareness onboard of the dangers of pump rooms
Assets requested to review the SCE/PS’s associated with
pump room related MAH’s to ensure the PS continued
suitability.