Subsea 7's i-Tech division has announced a contract from Petroléo Brasileiro (Petrobras) for the provision of ROV and intervention tooling services onboard between 20 and 30 offshore drilling units.
i-Tech will provide a newly designed ROV based on its Centurion QX work-class ROV. The ROV systems will be mobilised in Brazil onboard rigs currently on hire to Petrobras and onboard a number of newbuild rigs.
Engineering and installation support teams will be based in Brazil, UK and Asia-Pacific. The contract duration for each ROV ranges from a minimum of five, to a maximum ten years, with the option to extend the contract for each ROV at the end of the initial term.
