Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract worth $200million for the installation of flexible lines for Petrobas’ projects.
The contract will used Subsea 7’s construction and flex-lay vessel Seven Sea on a day-rate basis.
The vessel has been operating for Petrobas under a similar day-rate contract since 2013 and will commence the new contract in direct continuation to the current one.
Subsea 7’s senior vice president for Brazil, Victor Bomfim, said: “This new contract for Seven Seas maintains our solid presence in the market for PLSVs in Brazil.
“We are proud to provide continuous service to Petrobas as it developed its complex oil and gas field’s offshore Brazil.”
The contract work scope will be similar to that of other Subsea 7 Pipelay Support Vessels (PLSVs) operating under day-rate contracts in Brazil, providing engineering and installation services for client-supplied flowline, umbilical’s and subsea equipment.