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Petrobras confirms Strohm wins second TCP much looking forward to deepening our rela-
tionship further with ExxonMobil, and our Guy-
nomination of Prates “jumpers on demand” anese partners within the delivery and execution
of these awards.”
as next CEO contract for ExxonMobil’s with the largest track record in the world. The
Strohm is the leading manufacturer of TCP
Petrobras, in addition to the material fact of Uaru project technology provides a strong, corrosion free and
January 3, 2023, informs that it received a let- field-proven solution for operators. The use of
ter from the Ministry of Mines and Energy on Strohm’s unique “Jumper on Demand” model is TCP manufactured by Strohm also allows clients
yesterday’s date, confirming the nomination of proving a successful and optimal solution after the ability to significantly reduce the CO2 foot-
Jean Paul Terra Prates as CEO of Petrobras and a the business secured a second contract with Exx- print of their pipeline infrastructure.
member of the Board of Petrobras. onMobil to supply more than 24 of its jumpers Strohm, 12 January 2023
The letter also mentions that the name of the for the Uaru field development situated offshore
nominee was approved by the Civil House of Guyana, in the Americas. Aker Solutions wins
the Presidency of the Republic, as provided in This latest award, which is subject to govern-
Article 22, item II, of Decree No. 8,945, Decem- ment approval of the project and a final invest- subsea contract for
ber 27, 2016, noting that, without prejudice to ment decision (FID), follows closely on the heels
the preliminary evaluations carried out in this of a similar campaign confirmed last year with Lapa South-West
Ministry, Petrobras, in light of its own criteria, the oil and gas supermajor, and marks the largest
procedures and governance regulations, should commercial agreement in Strohm’s 15-year his- project offshore Brazil
analyze this nomination in view of the Brazil- tory. Less than 12 months ago, the business won
ian Corporate Law, the State Companies Law, a TCP “Jumper on Demand” contract for the Aker Solutions has been awarded with a sizeable
Decree No. 8,945, 2016, and other applicable Yellowtail development, also offshore Guyana. contract by TotalEnergies to provide the subsea
legal or regulatory criteria. The TCP bound for the Uaru field, one of the production system, tools and all related EPCI
Facts deemed relevant will be disclosed to the world’s largest SURF development projects, will interfaces for the Lapa South-West field Con-
market in due course. be produced at Strohm’s manufacturing facility struction, in the pre-salt Santos Basin offshore
Petrobras, 13 January 2023 at its headquarters in the Netherlands and used Brazil. The development concept is a subsea
for water and gas (WAG) injection. The technol- tie-back to the Cidade de Caraguatatuba FPSO,
ogy will be supplied to ExxonMobil Guyana in a using existing facilities and infrastructure.
PROJECTS & COMPANIES single continuous length along with associated Aker Solutions will deliver a subsea produc-
pipe handling equipment. tion system including up to three subsea trees
Geoex MCG signs MoU the individual 24-plus jumpers to be cut to the sea umbilicals, as well as associated equipment
This concept and delivery method allows and control systems, tie-in, structures and sub-
for multi-client seismic desired length, terminated, and tested onsite in and installation work. The scope also covers
EPCI interface management, in partnership with
Guyana. In this way the concept provides max-
project in Venezuela imum flexibility to the end-user. The jumpers, Saipem Brazil, and Control System upgrade of
made of carbon fibre and PA12 polymer, will the existing Lapa South-West subsea trees. Work
Geoex MCG has announced the signature of be installed in deep water at depths over 1,700 starts immediately, with deliveries scheduled
a Memorandum of Understanding with The metres operating in the region of 10,000psi. from the first quarter of 2024 until the fourth
People’s Ministry of Petroleum of Venezuela Strohm’s in-country specialist field ser- quarter of 2024.
(MPPP). The MoU’s objective is to support the vice technicians will mobilise to Guyana as “We are pleased to be selected to execute the
country’s strategy to open the offshore domain the jumper termination campaigns are called Lapa South-West subsea project. The Brazil-
for the exploration of liquid and gaseous hydro- off over the duration of the deployment pro- ian offshore market is becoming increasingly
carbons and attract international investors. The gramme, spanning pre and post first oil from diverse with regard to work scope and customer
MoU is structured in 3 parts: Multiclient Project the development. opportunity. We look forward to extending our
for 2D Regional Seismic, Reprocessing of 2D and Gavin Leiper, Strohm’s vice president Africa long-standing relationship with TotalEnergies,
3D Historical Data and Geochemical Analysis. & Americas, said: “This is the second TCP as representative of Lapa JV, to the Brazilian
Venezuela is known to have the largest hydro- ‘Jumper on Demand’ award from ExxonMobil market and to further enhance the hydrocarbon
carbon reserves in the world and this project is in Guyana and signals our largest order to date. potential of Brazil,” said Maria Peralta, Executive
designed to re-evaluate its offshore hydrocarbon This is testament to the hard work and collabo- Vice President and head of Aker Solutions’ Sub-
potential. rative relationship developed by both companies sea business.
Geoex MCG, 17 January 2023 and partners during the 12 months since secur- About the field: The Lapa field is located in
ing the Yellowtail project. the pre-salt Santos Basin, under the BM-S-9A
“Having successfully delivered the pilot pro- concession, at 2,150 metres of water depth off-
gramme to prove the design and concept of the shore Brazil. The Lapa Field Consortium is com-
water alternating gas (WAG) TCP to now, win- prised of TotalEnergies (45%), Shell (30%) and
ning our second major award for pipe supply Repsol Sinopec Brasil (25%).
within the space of just two-and-a-half years The contract will be booked as order intake in
under our unique ‘Jumpers on Demand’ model, the first quarter of 2023 in the Subsea segment.
there is a real sense of pride and achievement at Aker Solutions defines a sizeable contract as
Strohm. It proves the success and the value our being between NOK500mn and NOK1.5bn.
concept brings to our clients. We are all very Aker Solutions, 17 January 2023

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