Subsea 7, UK, has been awarded an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract from Petrobras (Petroleo Brasileiro) for the Roncador field, offshore Brazil.
The contract is valued in excess of US$200 million.
The workscope is to engineer, procure, fabricate, install and commission one 12" (30.48cm) gas export line (38.7km long) and one 12" (30.48cm) oil export line (42km long), connecting the P-55 platform to the PRA-1 platform.
The scope of work also includes the procurement and installation of associated subsea equipment.
The offshore pipelines and equipment installation campaign will take place between the third quarter of 2010 and the second quarter of 2011, and will be carried out by one of Subsea 7's pipelay installation vessels.
Engineering and project management work will be conducted at Subsea 7's offices in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the fabrication of the rigid pipelines will be carried out at Subsea 7´s pipeline fabrication spoolbase at Ubu, Brazil.
