SLB picks up three contracts from Petrobras

SLB has been awarded three contracts for electrification work on up to 35 subsea wells for Petrobras’ offshore Buzios Wave II oilfield, the Houston field services provider said on Monday.

SLB did not provide the value of the contracts.

The work, which will include full bore electric interval control valves and electric subsurface safety valves, will be a “catalyst” towards full electrification of the production system for Petrobras, an SLB announcement said.

“By leveraging the electrification and digitalization of completions from SLB, Petrobras will increase its field recovery efficiency in complex and challenging pre-salt reservoirs,” Steve Gassen, SLB’s president of production systems, said in a statement.

“This contract award represents a critical milestone on Petrobras’ journey to digitally integrated offshore electric production systems. It will improve efficiency and deploy innovative technologies in Brazil,” Gassen added.