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Petrobras, Shell, Total, and Other Operators in Mero Opt for Stainless Steel Umbilicals

Written by Paulo Nogueira
Published on 03/03/2020 at 16:46
Updated on 03/03/2020 at 21:16
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Sandvik Will Supply Over 500 km Of Stainless Steel Umbilicals To Petrobras, Total, Shell Brasil, CNPC, And CNOOC

Petrobras and other partners in the pre-salt of Mero will be supplied by Sandvik with stainless steel umbilicals, in the Brazilian offshore. According to the company, field developments in the region generally employ thermoplastic hose umbilicals.

For this contract, Sandvik will supply over 500 km (310 miles) of Sandvik SAF 2507 super duplex stainless steel umbilicals encapsulated by Prysmian Group.Mero is managed by the Libra Consortium, a partnership between Petrobras, Total, Shell Brasil, CNPC, and CNOOC.

The initial phase, Mero 1, requires 17 wells in a water depth of about 2,000 m (6,562 feet).

According to Sandvik, the deeper offshore fields require more robust subsea equipment to withstand higher pressures, corrosion, and erosion. SAF 2507 is an austenitic-ferritic stainless steel that provides strong resistance to stress corrosion cracking, pitting, and crevice corrosion, erosion corrosion, and corrosion fatigue, with high mechanical strength and good weldability characteristics.

In addition, the company states that seamless umbilicals made with this material provide stronger structural reinforcement in smaller sizes compared to less durable thermoplastic technology.

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Paulo Nogueira

Graduated in Electrical Engineering from one of the country's technical education institutions, the Instituto Federal Fluminense - IFF (formerly CEFET), he worked for several years in the offshore oil and gas, energy, and construction sectors. Today, with over 8,000 publications in online magazines and blogs on the energy sector, the focus is to provide real-time information on the Brazilian job market, macro and microeconomics, and entrepreneurship. For questions, suggestions, and corrections, please contact us at informe@clickpetroleoegas.com.br. Please note that we do not accept resumes at this contact.

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