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Aker Wins Petrobras Contract at Brazil’s Largest Pre-Salt Field

Written by Paulo Nogueira
Published on 05/10/2018 at 11:17
Updated on 05/10/2018 at 11:18
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Aker Solutions Signed A Contract With Petrobras To Provide A Subsea Production System And Related Services For The Mero 1 Project Within The Development Of The Mero Field, One Of The Largest Oil Discoveries In The Pre-Salt Area In Brazil.

Petrobras’ subsea production system will consist of 12 vertical subsea trees from Aker designed for the Brazilian pre-salt, announced today (5). There will be four subsea distribution units, three topside master control stations for the FPSO Mero 1 Guanabara, and spare parts. The order also includes installation and commissioning support services.

“We are pleased to become a key supplier to Petrobras and its partners for the first complete production project of this major development”, said Luis Araújo, CEO of Aker Solutions. “We have an extensive local workforce and over 40 years of experience in Brazil, and we look forward to continuing to play an important role in the development of the country’s pre-salt resources”, he added.

Macaé, Rio das Ostras and São José dos Pinhais

Aker Solutions’ subsea products factory in São José dos Pinhais and its subsea services base in Rio das Ostras, bordering Macaé, will carry out the manufacturing work. Work has already begun, and deliveries are scheduled for 2020. The installations are scheduled between 2020 and 2023.

The subsea production system will be connected to the first floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel of Mero, known as the Guanabara FPSO. The FPSO is scheduled to begin operations in 2021 and will have the capacity to process up to 180,000 barrels of oil per day and 12 million cubic meters of gas per day.

The Mero field, in ultra-deep waters, is located in the northwest area of the original Libra block, approximately 180 kilometers south of Rio de Janeiro. The first oil was produced in November of last year. Petrobras is the operator of the consortium developing the Libra area. Shell, Total, CNPC, and CNOOC Limited are partners. Pre-Salt Petroleum S.A (PPSA) manages the Production Sharing Contract.

The companies did not disclose the contract value. The order will be reserved in the third quarter of 2018.

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Paulo Nogueira

Eletrotécnica formado em umas das instituições de ensino técnico do país, o Instituto Federal Fluminense - IFF ( Antigo CEFET), atuei diversos anos na áreas de petróleo e gás offshore, energia e construção. Hoje com mais de 8 mil publicações em revistas e blogs online sobre o setor de energia, o foco é prover informações em tempo real do mercado de empregabilidade do Brasil, macro e micro economia e empreendedorismo. Para dúvidas, sugestões e correções, entre em contato no e-mail informe@en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br. Vale lembrar que não aceitamos currículos neste contato.

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