Equinor has contracted Vallourec to supply tubes and connections for its Brazilian initiatives. Vallourec stated in a media launch the five-year contract additionally covers equipment and providers.
The options will assist the event of the Bacalhau and Raia fields operated within the pre-salt, in addition to the Peregrino discipline within the post-salt, Vallourec stated. This may also contribute to Equinor’s Vitality Transition Plan to achieve internet zero by 2050, it stated.
The Bacalhau discipline is located within the Santos Basin and is operated by Equinor (40 %), in partnership with ExxonMobil (40 %), Petrogal Brasil (20 %), and PPSA (a authorities firm). Equinor took over because the operator in 2016, and the corporate anticipates producing its first oil in 2025.
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Equinor stated that that is the primary venture within the Brazilian pre-salt space to be solely developed by a global operator.
Situated within the Campos Basin, Raia contains three pre-salt discoveries: Pão de Açúcar, Gávea, and Seat. They comprise pure gasoline and oil/condensate recoverable reserves of above one billion barrels of oil equal (Boe), in accordance with Equinor. The sphere is operated by Equinor (35 %), in partnership with Repsol Sinopec (35 %) and Petrobras (30 %).
Equinor stated that Peregrino is the biggest manufacturing discipline that it operates exterior Norway, with a day by day manufacturing of 110,000 barrels of oil. The sphere consists of a floating manufacturing storage and offloading platform, supported by three mounted platforms: Alfa, Bravo, and Charlie. The sphere is within the Campos Basin, operated by Equinor (60 %), in partnership with Sinochem (40 %).
The contract consists of modern digital options and Vallourec’s Tubular Administration Providers to reinforce efficiencies in Equinor’s operations and cut back whole possession prices, Vallourec said.
Vallourec’s manufacturing amenities in Barreiro and Jeceaba, together with its Vallourec Tubular Options built-in providers middle in Macae, will cater to Equinor’s necessities.
“Vallourec has been a provider of Equinor for over 10 years, because of its experience and excessive value-added merchandise”, Bertrand Frischmann, chief working officer for the Americas and member of Vallourec’s government committee, stated. “Our full OCTG supply will permit Equinor to function demanding fields within the pre-salt, underlining our stage of excellence in Brazil”.
First product deliveries are anticipated within the second half of 2025, Valluorec stated.
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