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Trident Energy Successfully Completes Its First Saturation Diving Campaign in the Campos Basin, Aiming to Expand Production Capacity in the Brazilian Offshore Sector

Written by Ruth Rodrigues
Published on 09/02/2023 at 01:11
Updated on 21/03/2023 at 02:00
Primeira campanha de mergulho saturado da Trident Energy no Brasil é finalizada com sucesso na região da Bacia de Campos, anuncia companhia offshore.
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The company announced the completion of its first saturation diving campaign in Brazil and the second in the world. The operation by Trident Energy was carried out in the Basin of Campos, focused on expanding offshore production capacity.

The offshore operations company Trident Energy announced the completion of its first saturation diving campaign in Brazilian territory. Conducted in the Basin of Campos, the activity aimed to remove two valves, thereby ensuring greater integrity in production in the region, as well as an expansion in the capacity for oil and gas exploration by the energy company.

Trident Energy’s First Saturation Diving Campaign in Brazil Successfully Completed in the Basin of Campos, Announces Offshore Company

The energy, oil, and natural gas company Trident Energy announced a major step in its exploration of the Basin of Campos in Brazil.

It reported that it successfully completed its first saturation diving campaign in national territory. This is also the second campaign in the company’s operational history globally.

Trident Energy explained that the main objective was to remove two valves, allowing further integrity tasks to be carried out and bringing a greater overall result in terms of submarine integrity and return-to-production potential (RTP).

As a result, the saturation diving operation in the region may increase offshore production from the Pampo and Enchova fields by up to 4,000 bpd. The campaign marks further investments by the energy company in the pursuit of operational improvements in Brazil.

The execution of the company’s campaign involved the participation of a diving support vessel (DSV), DOF Skandi Achiever, and a Brazilian diving company, SISTAC, which provided the saturation divers.

According to Trident Energy, the health, safety, and environmental departments of its staff participated in the campaign in the Basin of Campos. Thus, it was able to ensure a good quality of operation for the divers.

Saturation Diving Campaign Involved 28 Total Dives Due to the Complexity of the Operation 

Trident Energy highlighted that the realization of the saturation diving campaign in the Basin of Campos required a high investment in mobilization and safety.

Therefore, it seized the opportunity to also carry out other repairs on the gas line, control lines, Christmas trees, and manifold valves, as part of the DOF Skandi Achiever contract.

It also stated that all operations were successfully completed within the stipulated period, including over 150 hours of diving and a total of 28 successful activities.

Trident Energy entered the Brazilian market in the summer of 2020 when it acquired the Pampo and Enchova clusters from the state-owned Petrobras.

During October 2022, it carried out its first operation to replace underwater export hoses, as well as saturation diving, in the Equatorial Guinea region.

Now, with the completion of its first saturation diving campaign in the Basin of Campos, Trident Energy expands its presence in the national offshore market.

Meet Trident Energy

Trident Energy is an international oil and gas company focused on the acquisition, operation, and optimization of international mid-life assets. The company successfully acquired and took over its first asset in Equatorial Guinea from Hess Corporation in 2017. Trident Energy’s vision is to build a geographically diversified portfolio of substantial oil and gas mid-life assets, both onshore and offshore.

Ruth Rodrigues

Formada em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), atua como redatora e divulgadora científica.

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