Petrobras Guar-Lula NE

Client: Petrobras (Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.) Location: Santos Basin, offshore Brazil Project Type: SURF

Guar and Lula are part of the pre-salt giant discoveries made by Petrobras in the Santos Basin, Brazil in ultradeep water depths of beyond 2,100m, 300km from shore.
The Guar-Lula NE project is a milestone US$ 1billion contract awarded to Subsea 7 by Petrobras and to date is the largest engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) SURF contract awarded in Brazil. The project scope includes the engineering, procurement, installation and pre-commissioning of four decoupled riser systems featuring large submerged buoys supporting 27 steel catenary risers.

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Petrobras Guar-Lula NE

Project Guar-Lula NE Client Petrobras (Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.) Location Santos Basin, offshore Brazil Water depth Beyond 2,100m Project Type SURF Date Awarded 31st March, 2011 Date Completed 2013 Vessels/Spoolbases Utilised Seven Oceans, Acergy Polaris, Skandi Seven, Ubu spoolbase

Overview Subsea 7 has been awarded a US$1 billion SURF (Subsea, Umbilical, Riser and Flowline) contract by Petrobras in the Guar and Lula fields, in Santos basin. The project scope includes the engineering, procurement, installation and pre-commissioning of four decoupled riser systems featuring: four submerged buoys each weighing about 2,000 tonnes to be installed at approximately 250 metres below the sea level, buoy foundations and associated tethers 27 steel catenary risers of 3.9km 21 x associated pipeline end terminations (PLETs) of which 18 7.5-inch production lines, three 9.5-inch water injection lines and six 8-inch gas injection lines 27 x anchor suction piles 4 x monitoring systems for buoys and SCRs Engineering and project management work is ongoing at Subsea 7s offices in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Fabrication of the rigid pipelines will be carried over up to 15 months at the new pipeline fabrication spoolbase, which Subsea 7 is developing at Paranagu, Paran in Brazil. SCRs will be reel-laid by the Seven Oceans and hooked-up to the subsea buoys. The production and water injection lines will be constructed predominantly from Mechanical Lined Pipe (BUTTING BuBi). This is a result of a joint development programme by Subsea 7 and BUTTING, much of which was witnessed by Petrobras. BUTTING BuBi lined pipe was technically qualified Fit for Service by DNV in compliance with DNV RP A - 203. Offshore installation is scheduled to commence during the second half of 2012, using Seven Oceans, Acergy Polaris and Skandi Seven.
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The Skandi Seven

3D animation model showing one of the four buoys being utilised on this project

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April 2012