The new Ocyan Oil and Gas vessel for the decommissioning of Petrobras is expected to start its activities in January

The oil and gas company Ocyan recently announced the arrival in Brazilian waters of the new Solstad vessel, the Normand Cutter, which under his management will carry out the decommissioning activities of some Petrobras subsea components in the Campos Basin (Rio de Janeiro) and Sergipe-Alagoas, in a contract signed in 2022.

According to André Luiz Magalhães, executive manager of Subsea Construction at Ocyan Oil and Gas: “This is the first decommissioning contract for offshore production fields in Brazil and we can say that we are at the forefront of this activity in our national production chain. The experience we will acquire with the project will give us great expertise. This project marks Ocyan's resumption in the subsea construction area. We envision a promising future with new opportunities in other companies, including international operators”.

The Normand Cutter is an offshore decommissioning construction (OCV) vessel, which has a length of 127,5 meters and has a crane capable of lifting of 300 tons, in addition to a flexible pipeline launching system up to 100 tons.

Origin of the Ocyan decommissioning vessel

The decommissioning vessel was in Norway, from where it left for Scotland, where the collection and launch systems for pipelines were installed. She then started the trip to Brazil on December 12, 2022.

As of the second half of January 2023, the vessel will carry out the first equipment collection campaign in the Campos Basin, where it will operate for two weeks and unload the structures in Vitória (ES) for Petrobras.

At the end of this first stage, still in Espírito Santo, it will carry out the last stage of installing the equipment, rolls and coils for storage of flexible pipelines, necessary for the continuation of the Petrobras project.

About Ocyan Oil and Gas

Ocyan is a company with a sustainable attitude and knowledge to provide solutions for the oil and gas industry, which has a fleet of five drilling units and two FPSOs (floating, production, storage and offloading). A company also develops SURF projects, manufacturing and installation subsea equipment, and provides offshore maintenance services.