Schlumberger NV (SLB) has secured a big contract from Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) to supply companies and expertise for as much as 35 ultra-deepwater wells within the strategically essential Santos Basin. SLB stated that the contract was awarded by way of a aggressive tender course of.
The wells, that are a part of the second improvement of the Atapu and Sepia fields, goal huge pockets of oil and fuel beneath thick salt layers, positioned as much as 2,000 meters under the ocean’s floor, SLB stated in a media launch.
SLB stated it can deploy superior electrical completions applied sciences and digital options to supply correct, real-time manufacturing insights. This goals to reinforce reservoir administration and optimize the extraction of those difficult-to-access sources.
“This can assist Petrobras drive larger reliability, system uptime, and manufacturing efficiency in these fields, supporting Brazil’s vitality safety and financial progress ambitions”, Paul Sims, president of Manufacturing Methods at SLB, stated.
The completions work is scheduled to start in mid-2026 and can characteristic superior companies and expertise from SLB’s completions portfolio, reminiscent of SLB’s Electris high-flow-rate interval management valves, that are designed to extend manufacturing management and restoration from geologically complicated, high-flow-rate wells.
This work follows one other main contract awarded to the SLB OneSubsea™ three way partnership by Petrobras for the Atapu and Sepia fields in 2024, which incorporates standardized, pre-salt subsea manufacturing techniques and associated companies.
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