TechnipFMC Awarded a Large EPCI Contract for the Petrobras Mero 1 Pre-Salt Field in Brazil
06 Février 2019 - 07:00AM
Business Wire
TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) (PARIS: FTI) has been awarded by
Petrobras, on behalf of the Libra Consortium, comprised of
Petrobras, Shell, Total, CNOOC Limited, CNPC and Pré-Sal Petróleo
(PPSA), a large(1) engineering, procurement, construction and
installation (EPCI) contract for the Mero 1 pre-salt field, located
in the Santos Basin, at 2,100 meters of water depth offshore
Brazil.
The contract covers engineering, procurement, construction of
all rigid lines, as well as the installation and pre-commissioning
of all the infield riser and flowline system for interconnecting 13
wells (6 production and 7 water alternate gas) to the FPSO(2). It
also includes the installation of rigid pipelines (including
corrosion resistant alloy and steel lazy wave risers), flexible
risers and flowlines(3), steel tube umbilicals(3) and other
required subsea equipment.
Arnaud Piéton, President Subsea at TechnipFMC, commented: “We
are extremely honored to have been selected to execute this EPCI
project for the Mero 1 pre-salt field in Brazil. We are looking
forward to collaborating with the Libra Consortium in the
development of this important project. TechnipFMC is a long-term
partner of Petrobras, committed to deepwater and to helping Brazil
develop its natural resources.”
TechnipFMC has been present in Brazil for more than 60 years,
where the Company offers a comprehensive range of solutions to
develop subsea oil and gas fields. Local capabilities include front
end engineering, design, manufacturing (subsea systems and flexible
pipes), installation, life-of-field services as well as a logistics
base. In addition, the Company runs a global Subsea Technology
Center, which focuses on subsea production systems and flexible
pipes. TechnipFMC also operates a fleet of 8 specialized vessels
based in Brazil, which includes the recently named Skandi Olinda, a
Brazilian-built state of the art pipe lay support vessel with
cutting-edge pipelay and marine technology.
(1) For TechnipFMC, a “large” contract is between $500 million
and $1 billion.(2) FPSO: Floating Production Storage and Offloading
unit(3) Provided by Petrobras
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