Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore Brazil
Published by Lydia Woellwarth,
Editor
World Pipelines,
Subsea 7 has announced the award of a sizeable1 contract by Total E&P do Brasil2 for the development of the Lapa North East field located approximately 300 km off the coast of the State of São Paulo, at 2150 m water depth in the pre-salt Santos Basin.
The work scope includes the transport, installation and pre-commissioning of 35 km of flexible pipelines and 20 km of umbilical, connecting five wells to the FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba. Project management and detailed engineering will commence immediately at Subsea 7’s office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Offshore activities are due to commence in the 4Q19.
Marcelo Xavier, Subsea 7’s Vice-President Brazil, said: “This contract builds on our track record of project execution offshore Brazil and reflects our commitment to work and learn together with our client to achieve successful solutions. We look forward to strengthening our relationship with Total in Brazil, through mutually beneficial collaboration on this project and, in the long-term, on future developments.”
1 Subsea 7 defines a sizeable contract as being between US$50 million and US$150 million.
2 Acting as Operator for and on behalf of the consortium presently composed of Total E&P do Brasil, Shell and Repsol-Sinopec.
Read the article online at: https://www.worldpipelines.com/contracts-and-tenders/03092019/subsea-7-awarded-contract-offshore-brazil/
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