McDermott International has secured a large contract award, defined as between $50 million and $250 million, by Petrobras for a natural gas pipeline project in support of the client’s Santos basin pre-salt field program.
The contract covers the implementation of the ultra-shallow segment of the new Rota 3 gas export pipeline.
The scope of work includes design and detailed engineering, procurement, construction and installation of six miles (10 kilometers) of a 24-inch rigid concrete coated pipeline from the already installed shallow water segment of this new pipeline system to the shore, including a horizontal directional drill, tie-in spools and pre-commissioning of the six mile (10 kilometers) pipeline.
Overall project management and engineering will be performed by McDermott’s team in Rio de Janeiro, with support from the Houston team.
“ Rota 3 is a major pre-salt development area that is important to the future of oil and gas production for Brazil, ” said Richard Heo , McDermott’s senior vice president for North, Central and South America. “McDermott has the local and global expertise, capabilities and assets to support operations in pre-salt environments – particularly with the delivery of our previously announced J-Lay configuration modification to our Amazon vessel. Our office in Rio will execute this near-term project utilizing expertise they have previously demonstrated in a series of recent EPCI projects successfully completed in-country for Petrobras and other operators.”
Rota 3 is a 220 mile (355-kilometer) rigid pipeline project by Petrobras that is part of the company’s Santos Basin pre-salt gas offloading and transportation system. The project is split into three subsea segments and one onshore segment.
McDermott has been awarded the third subsea segment: an ultra-shallow pipelay connecting the shallow segment to the onshore segment at Maricá City, 62 miles (100 kilometers) north of Rio de Janeiro.