TotalEnergies lets contract for Santos basin presalt project

TotalEnergies has let a contract to Saipem to advance the Lapa south-west development project, a deepwater oil field in the Santos basin offshore Brazil.

The work scope, to be completed in partnership with Aker Solutions do Brasil, encompasses the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of subsea umbilicals, risers, flowlines (SURF) as well as a subsea production system (SPS), Saipem said in a release Jan. 20.

The project operator took final investment decision to develop the presalt project earlier this month (OGJ Online, Jan. 17, 2023).

Lapa South-West will be developed through three wells, connected to the existing Lapa FPSO located 12 km away and currently producing the North-East part of Lapa field since 2016 (OGJ Online, Dec. 21, 2016).

At production start-up, expected in 2025, Lapa South-West will increase production from Lapa field by 25,000 b/d of oil, bringing the overall production to 60,000 b/d of oil.

TotalEnergies operates the project with a 45% interest, in partnership with Shell (30%) and Repsol Sinopec (25%).