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Petrobras' objective is to use the expertise of both companies for seismic monitoring in its areas of operation in Campo de Mero. Maersk and Alcatel teamed up to build and operate the state-owned company's project in the Santos Basin.
Petrobras is preparing for an audacious and important project aimed at its operations in Campo de Mero, located in the Santos Basin. She signed a contract with a consortium formed by Alcatel Submarine Networks and Maersk for the construction and operation of a Permanent Seismic Monitoring System (SMSP) in the area. The objective is to ensure greater control over seismic activities in the areas where the company operates.
Petrobras signs agreement to build a seismic monitoring system in Campo de Mero with a new consortium formed between Maersk and Alcatel
Petrobras announced yet another important support contract for its future operations in the Santos Basin region, in Brazil.
The company signed an agreement with a consortium formed by the companies Maersk and Alcatel for the construction and operation of a Permanent Seismic Monitoring System (SMSP) in Campo de Mero.
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In an area of approximately 200 km² on the ocean floor, the consortium companies will install more than 400 kilometers of optical fiber.
The deadline for the companies to start operations with Petrobras in Campo de Mero is for the beginning of 2024. Thus, the state-owned company will focus its investments on accelerating the project in the Santos Basin.
Construction project of the new seismic monitoring system with Maersk and Alcatel marks new investments by Petrobras in Campo de Mero
The system built by Maersk and Alcatel will be connected to the FPSO Sepetiba, where Petrobras will be able to access the seismic monitoring data of the area.
“The SMSP project at Mero has unprecedented features in Brazil and incorporates state-of-the-art 4D seismic monitoring technologies, with which seismic records obtained on different dates are used to monitor the behavior of reservoirs over time,” said the state-owned company. in a new statement.
Currently, Campo de Mero, in the Santos Basin, is operated in a sharing system with Petrobras, which has a 38,6% stake in the asset.
It shares the site with Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda (19,3%), TotalEnergies EP Brasil Ltda (19,3%), CNODC Brasil Petróleo e Gás Ltda (9,65%), CNOOC Petroleum Brasil Ltda (9,65 %) and Pré-Sal Petróleo SA (PPSA) (3,5%).
Now, with the new contract signed with Alcatel and Maersk, Petrobras plans to further modernize the support services linked to the production of Campo de Mero.
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Alcatel Submarine Networks, part of Nokia, leads the industry in terms of transmission capacity and installed base with more than 650.000 km of underwater optical systems deployed worldwide, enough to circumnavigate the globe 15 times. An extensive portfolio of services completes its comprehensive offer for the subsea business.
The company offers project management, installation and commissioning services, with marine and maintenance operations carried out by the company's fleet of cable vessels.
More about Campo de Mero
The field had its production started in November 2017 through an Early Production System (SPA) with the FPSO Pioneiro de Libra, which will continue to produce until 2029 on an itinerant basis in different areas of the shared deposit.
