Technip to supply first flexible pipes for Libra pre-salt field in Brazil

PARIS -- Technip has been awarded a substantial contract by Libra Oil & Gas BV, the Paris-based company said Tuesday. The project includes the supply of flexible pipes for the Libra Extended Well Test field, in the Santos basin pre-salt area. This is one of the first steps of the Libra field development.

The contract covers the supply of high-end flexible pipes including: 8-in. oil production, 6-in. service and 6-in. gas injection flexible pipes. Designed to produce the first Libra field oil, they are the first 8-in. oil production pipes to be installed in the pre-salt area.

This demonstrates Technip's technological leadership and reinforces flexible pipes suitability for the ultra-deepwater and harsh fluid conditions of Brazil's pre-salt fields.

Technip’s operating center in Rio de Janeiro will perform the project management and engineering. The highly technological flexible pipes will be produced at Technip's manufacturing sites in Vitόria and Açu, Brazil. Delivery is scheduled to start in the second half of 2016.

Adriano Novitsky, president of Technip in Brazil, commented, “Technip is very proud to have been selected to supply the first pipes for the Libra development. It is the result of strong R&D and engineering efforts to overcome the pre-salt technical challenges using flexible pipes solution.”

Libra Oil & Gas BV is a consortium led by Petrobras Netherland BV (40%) and partners: Shell (20%), Total (20%), CNOOC (10%) and CNPC (10%).