Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) let a contract to Subsea 7 SA for development of Búzios 8 field about 180 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro in 2,000 m of water in the presalt Santos basin offshore Brazil.
The contract scope includes engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, and pre-commissioning (EPCI) of about 126 km of rigid risers and flowlines, 98 km of flexible lines, and 88 km of umbilicals and associated infrastructure, as well as installation of FPSO mooring lines and hook-up.
Project management and engineering are under way at Subsea 7's offices in Rio de Janeiro and Paris. Fabrication of the pipelines will take place at Subsea 7's spoolbase at Ubu, Brazil.
Offshore operations are scheduled for 2024 and 2025 using one of Subsea 7's fleet of rigid-reeled pipelay vessels.