Petrobras Signs Contract With TechnipFMC and Dof Subsea For Long-Term Charter and Support Vessel Services

Petrobras Hired The Skandi Vitória And Skandi Niterói Vessels. The Start Of Operations Of The Vessels Is Scheduled For February 2022.

Petrobras has closed a contract with Dofcon Navegação, a 50/50 joint venture between TechnipFMC and DOF Subsea, for the charter and long-term services for the offshore support vessels Skandi Vitória and Skandi Niterói. Each contract is for three years, with an option for extension, and the start of operations is scheduled for February 2022. Also see: FPSO Carioca, Chartered By Petrobras, Starts Oil And Gas Production In The Sépia Field, In The Pre-Salt Of The Santos Basin

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Operations Of The Vessels Hired By Petrobras

According to Portos e Navios, the Skandi Niterói vessel will mainly operate in shallow waters, while the Skandi Vitória will operate in both shallow and deep waters. Both vessels will perform decommissioning and underwater installation work.

Jonathan Landes, Submarine President of TechnipFMC, commented: “Our vessels serve as an important component of the strong flexible pipeline ecosystem we have in Brazil. We are proud to extend our decades-long relationship with Petrobras through these long-term contracts, which are built on close collaboration and our clients’ trust in our ability to deliver quality safely and efficiently.”

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Previously, The State Company Had Already Closed New Contracts For Submarine Vessels

Petrobras and Seabras Sapura signed a contract on the 23rd for the charter of the PLSV Sapura Diamante, for a period of 1,275 days. The contract for the charter of the vessel, according to Petróleo Hoje, is valued at US$ 199 million, is set to begin on the 15th, with an expected completion date of March 13, 2025, according to Seadrill’s announcement.

The Sapura Topazio from Sapura, Submarine 7’s Seven Waves, Seven Sun, and Seven Rio are also expected to be chartered, as well as TechnipFMC’s Top Coral from Atlântico and four other vessels yet to be defined. The contracts are valid for three years, with an option to extend for another year. Most of Petrobras’s contracts involved contract extensions, except for Skandi Vitória, Skandi Niterói, Sapura Diamante, and Sapura Topazio, which were not previously contracted.

Also Read This News: Petrobras Hires Engineering Services For Decommissioning The Submarine Systems Of Three FPSOs

Petrobras has launched a tender to hire engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal (EPRD) services, which will be aimed at decommissioning the remaining underwater structures from the FPSOs Cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade de Rio das Ostras, and Piranema, which are already demobilized from the Campos and Sergipe-Alagoas basins projects, respectively.

According to the Petronotícias website, on October 13, Petrobras will open the envelopes with the proposals from the bidding companies. The national scope tender will take place in an open dispute mode, and the price competition will start on October 14. In addition to engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal services, Petrobras’s tender will also hire activities for the disposal, as scrap, of materials from the underwater systems belonging to the three FPSOs. The tender evaluation criterion will be the best combination, with the lowest price for Petrobras, considering the difference between the value of the proposals of the EPRD service provision contract and the value of the disposal contract proposal.

According to the Petronotícias website, the system of FPSO Rio de Janeiro, from Petrobras, which produced in the Espadarte field in the Campos Basin, will involve the decommissioning of 10 wells and 132 km of flexible lines. Regarding the underwater equipment of FPSO Piranema, which produced in the same-named field in Sergipe-Alagoas, activities will encompass nine wells and the removal of 120 km of flexible ducts and risers. Finally, for FPSO Rio das Ostras, previously installed in the Campos of Tartaruga Verde, Tartaruga Mestiça, and Espadarte, the work will involve two wells and 21.1 km of flexible lines.