French oil services provider Technip has received two ultra-deep water contracts from Petrobras for the supply of flexible pipes for two fields located in the Santos basin pre-salt area, offshore Brazil.
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The Sapinhoá Norte field and I5 at Lula field (formerly Tupi field) are located at water depths of up to 8,200ft.
Under the contracts, Technip will supply the fields with 100km of flexible pipes for oil production, gas lift and gas injection, as well as related equipment for the pre-salt area that is to be installed on floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units: Cidade de Angra dos Reis and Cidade de Ilhabela.
According to Technip, the gas injection top risers have been designed for high internal pressure, using the Teta profile.
The profile has been developed at the company’s Flexi France plant in Le Trait (France) by its R&D team.
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By GlobalDataTogether with the majority of the scope, the gas injection top riser will be manufactured in Flexibras Açu, starting production in the first quarter of 2014.
The company will manufacture the remaining equipment in Flexibras Vitória and its operating centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will perform the engineering and project management.
Technip Subsea executive vice-president and chief operating officer Frédéric Delormel said in addition to the company’s knowledge, it is positioned with vertically-integrated activities, from the manufacturing to the installation of flexible pipes.
"Keeping strong focus on quality, we look at the future and are preparing for tomorrow today, as reflected in our intense R&D efforts or in our new plant in Açu," Delormel said.
Image: Technip will supply the fields with flexible pipes for oil production. Photo: courtesy of Technip.
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