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approximately NOK2.7bn.
DOF Subsea, October 21 2022
Amarinth secures order

of API 610 OH2 pumps

from Yinson Production
for Enauta’s FPSO Atlanta

Amarinth, a world-leading, net-zero designer
and manufacturer of low lifecycle cost centrifu-
gal pumps and associated equipment, primarily
for the offshore and onshore oil and gas indus-
tries; nuclear and renewable energy generation;
defence; desalination; process and industrial
Non-Independent Representatives: Mónica de and Odin with OPEX Perforadora and Perfora- markets, has secured an order from Yinson Pro-
Greiff Lindo, Gonzalo Hernández Jiménez. dora Profesional Akal I, providers of integrated duction of two large API 610 OH2 pumps for use
Independent Representatives: Gabriel Mau- well services to Pemex. aboard the FPSO Atlanta, which has been com-
ricio Cabrera Galvis, Carlos Gustavo Cano Sanz, The contracts are effective from October 20, missioned by Enauta.
Saúl Kattan Cohen, Sandra Ospina Arango, Luis 2022, and will maintain all five rigs contracted The Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta
Santiago Perdomo Maldonado, Esteban Pie- until December 31, 2025, for a combined con- recently concluded the purchase of an FPSO for
drahíta Uribe Sergio Restrepo Isaza. tract value of $715mn, including upfront cash the Definitive System of its operated Atlanta field
Ecopetrol is the largest company in Colombia payments of $33mn in total. Further, these located off Brazil. The FPSO, which will be capa-
and one of the main integrated energy compa- agreements incorporate enhanced terms that ble of operating in ultra-deepwater depths of
nies in the American continent, with more than are expected to improve the economic efficiency 1,500 metres, is being adapted by Malaysia’s Yin-
18,000 employees. of the business. son Production from the existing FPSO OSX-2
In Colombia, the majority state-owned entity Borr Drilling Limited provides the five rigs through a turnkey engineering, procurement,
is responsible for more than 60% of the hydro- on a bareboat basis to the joint ventures with construction and installation contract. The pro-
carbon production of most transportation, bareboat earnings equivalent to residual cash ject will be completed in Dubai Drydocks World
logistics and hydrocarbon refining systems and from the day-rate earnings less payments of and includes structural upgrades, refurbishment
it holds leading positions in the petrochemi- operating expenses and other fees in the joint and enhancement of equipment. The new FPSO
cals and gas distribution segments. With the ventures. Atlanta is scheduled to start operating in 2024
acquisition of 51.4% of ISA’s shares, the com- Borr Drilling, October 20 2022 with a production capacity of 50,000 bpd.
pany participates in energy transmission, the Yinson has successfully used Amarinth
management of real-time systems (XM) and DOF Subsea awarded pumps on previous FPSO builds and so was
the Barranquilla-Cartagena coastal highway confident that Amarinth could design and man-
concession. At the international level, Ecopetrol MPSV contracts in Guyana ufacture the two API 610 OH2 pumps with Plan
has a stake in strategic basins in the American 53B Seal Support Systems on the very aggressive
continent, with Drilling and Exploration opera- DOF Subsea has announced the award of a 36-week delivery that is required to fit with the
tions in the United States (Permian basin and the 3-year contract for two vessels with Esso Explo- build schedule of the FPSO.
Gulf of Mexico), Brazil and Mexico and, through ration & Production Guyana. Under the agree- The large crude oil transfer duplex pumps
ISA and its subsidiaries, Ecopetrol holds leading ment, DOF Subsea will perform IMR, well will have 570-mm diameter impellers and be
positions in the power transmission business in intervention support and light subsea construc- equipped with variable frequency drives to
Brazil, Chile, Peru and Bolivia, road concessions tion activities to support the growing subsea improve energy efficiency. All electrical items
in Chile and the telecommunications sector. infrastructures in the Stabroek Block offshore will be IECEx certified for operating in ATEX
Ecopetrol, October 24 2022 Guyana. Zone 1. The pumps will also be America Bureau
Two Multipurpose Support Construction of Shipping (ABS) witnessed and certified in line
Vessels with 250-tonne AHC crane and 2 work- with the FPSO being operated under ABS Class.
PROJECTS & COMPANIES class ROV systems will be deployed in Guyana Oliver Brigginshaw, Managing Director of
for 3-year terms, plus 2 years options. Amarinth, commented: “We are delighted that
Borr Drilling awarded new while the second vessel is planned to commence for API 610 pumps and that we are able to deliver
The first vessel will mobilise in late October Yinson has placed a further order with Amarinth
three-year contracts for in January 2023. on the short lead time required to fit the FPSO
Mons S. Aase, CEO, DOF Subsea said, “I am Atlanta build schedule. The required duties
five jack-up rigs in Mexico extremely happy with this contract award from aboard such an ultra-deep water FPSO demon-
ExxonMobil Guyana and entering the important strates the confidence that the offshore oil and
Borr Drilling has announced that its joint ven- and flourishing Guyanese market. The award gas market holds in our equipment to operate
ture company in Mexico (Perfomex) has entered further underlines DOF’s leading position in reliably in some of the harshest conditions in the
into new contracts for the Company’s five pre- the IMR segment.” world.”
mium jack-up rigs Galar, Gersemi, Grid, Njord The estimated firm backlog for the group is Amarinth, October 17 2022

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