FMC Technologies Inc. has received three significant contracts to supply sub-sea equipment and systems for separate field development projects. Petrobras has chosen FMC Technologies Inc. to supply subsea equipment for projects in the Golfinho and Piranema fields offshore Brazil. The total value of the contracts to FMC is approximately $30 million.
FMC Technologies’ scope of supply for Petrobras includes 13 subsea trees, which are designed for service in 6,562 ft of water depth.
“We are pleased to be chosen by Petrobras to provide subsea equipment for these new developments outside the Campos basin,” says Peter D. Kinnear, executive vice president - FMC Technologies. “These awards reflect our extensive experience as a subsea solutions provider offshore Brazil and our efforts to be the key supplier to the leading operator in this market.”
Through its FMC CBV Subsea business unit, FMC Technologies has been supplying subsea solutions for the Brazilian oil industry since 1961. With facilities in Rio de Janeiro and Macaé, FMC Technologies’ capabilities in Brazil include local engineering, project management, manufacturing, integration testing, installation, and customer support.
Meanwhile, Chevron has awarded FMC Technologies a $276-million contract to supply subsea systems for the Agbami project offshore Nigeria. The contract with Star Deep Water Petroleum Ltd., an affiliate of Chevron Corp., includes 22 subsea trees and associated structures, manifolds, and production control systems. FMC Technologies plans to construct facilities in Nigeria to support local supply of equipment. Deliveries will be completed over a multi-year period and are scheduled to begin in the 3Q 2006.
“Our supply of subsea systems for the Agbami project will involve local content, local employment opportunities, and a technical training program,” Kinnear says. “We appreciate the opportunity afforded us by Chevron and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. to provide technologically advanced subsea systems for this important project. We believe our investment in Nigerian facilities also will enhance our ability to serve the growing Nigerian market.”
The Agbami field covers approximately 45,000 acres across OMLs 127 and 128, in water depths of 4,200 to 5,400 ft. The field is approximately 70 mi offshore Nigeria, in the central Niger Delta Area. Star Deep Water Petroleum Ltd. operates the Agbami field on behalf of its partners, NNPC, Famfa Oil Ltd., Statoil Nigeria Ltd., Petroleo Brasileiro Nigeria Ltd., and Texaco Nigeria Outer Shelf Inc. (a Chevron affiliate).
Finally, Woodside Energy Ltd. has contracted FMC Technologies to supply subsea systems for the Perseus-over-Goodwyn (PoG) project offshore Western Australia. The contract value to FMC Technologies is approximately $44 million.
The PoG subsea systems project includes four subsea trees, production controls, and associated equipment. The PoG development area is approximately 81 mi offshore on Australia’s North West Continental Shelf in 426 ft of water.
The contract is within the scope of the preferred supplier agreement for subsea systems signed in 2003 between FMC Technologies and Woodside Energy.
“This is the third project for which we are providing subsea systems under our preferred supplier agreement with Woodside Energy,” says Kinnear. “We are pleased that Woodside Energy has chosen us to supply innovative technology solutions for their most challenging subsea projects.”
PoG is part of the North West Shelf Venture, which is owned equally by Woodside Energy Ltd., BHP Billiton (North West Shelf) Pty. Ltd., BP Developments Australia Pty. Ltd., Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd., Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) Pty. Ltd., and Shell Development (Australia) Proprietary Ltd.
Emerson gets $14-million flow measurement contract
Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson, has received a $14-million contract to provide fiscal flow metering systems for the Mumbai Uran trunk line offshore India, one of the largest subsea pipeline projects in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Mumbai Uran trunk line will bring oil and gas from the Bombay High offshore region through two subsea pipelines to the Uran onshore processing plant. The project will have a positive and lasting impact on India’s domestic energy chain.
Emerson is engineering and delivering its Daniel crude oil and gas metering systems on 12 high-performance oil and gas metering skids.
The offshore and onshore crude oil and gas metering skids are being installed as the basis for the production measurement and allocation between the production platforms.
Automatic sampling systems have been provided for high-performance water cut measurement. The gas metering system will include the moisture and dew point computation at each of the take-off and receipt points.
