Petrobras awards two ultra-deep water contracts to Technip

Petrobras has awarded two ultra-deep water contracts to Technip to supply flexible pipes for the Sapinhoá Norte field and I5 at Lula field (former Tupi field), located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area (Brazil), at a water depth of up to 2,500m.

The two contracts will see the company supplying around 100km of flexible pipes for oil production, gas lift, and gas injection.

The contract also includes related equipment for the pre-salt area, to be installed on the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units, Cidade de Angra dos Reis and Cidade de Ilhabela.

Technip’s R&D team has developed the gas injection top risers, which are designed for high internal pressure, using the Teta profile in its Flexi France plant in Le Trait (France).

The gas injection top riser, together with the majority of the scope above, will be manufactured in Flexibras Açu, starting production in the first quarter of 2014 in line with previously announced plans.

The remaining scope will be manufactured in Flexibras Vitória While Technip’s operating centre in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) will perform the engineering and project management.

Technip executive vice-president and COO Subsea Frédéric Delormel said: "Developing a pre-salt field means bigger challenges and requires strong innovation."