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Oilfield services giant Baker Hughes has signed a deal with Brazilian major Petrobras for the provision of flexible pipe systems, risers, and flowlines to several of the company’s oil fields.
In total, the US firm will provide 77 km of flexible pipe systems to be deployed in Brazil’s pre-salt fields. The multi-year project includes risers and flowlines for hydrocarbon production and associated gas and water injection with support for equipment storage, maintenance, and installation.
Delivery is scheduled to begin in mid-2026, and the equipment will be utilised on Petrobras’ Búzios, Libra, Berbigão, Sururu, and Sépia fields in the Santos basin. The systems will be manufactured in Baker Hughes’ plant in Niteroi.
The systems will also address the issue of stress-induced corrosion cracking from CO2 which can affect flexible pipes in pre-salt fields with high concentrations of the gas. The problem arises due to gas reinjection into wells for reduced flaring and enhanced oil recovery.
The company won several deals with Petrobras throughout 2024 including contracts for 69.1 km of flexible pipe systems and associated services in the third quarter.
Other awards have included integrated well construction services in the Buzios field and integrated solutions for workover and plug and abandonment services across Petrobras’ pre-salt and post-salt fields. |
