Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção (QGEP) awarded the McDermott International and GE Oil & Gas consortium a SURF contract to provide subsea equipment for the early production system (EPS) on the Atlanta field, offshore Brazil.
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The Atlanta field is a post-salt, heavy oil field that's located in Block BS-4, in the Santos basin southeast of Rio de Janeiro, in 5085m water depth. The field has 1P and 2P reserves, estimated at 147 MMbbl and 191 MMbbl, respectively, according to an independent opinion submitted by Gaffney, Cline & Associates.
According to the terms of the agreement, McDermott will be responsible for the engineering and offshore installation of all subsea hardware, including flexible pipes, umbilicals, umbilical termination assemblies, subsea pump skids, suction piles, and associated equipment. McDermott’s installation vessel NO102 will conduct on-site work as soon as QGEP’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit is available, providing the client with first oil at an accelerated pace, according to Dickson.
General Electric will be responsible for providing all flexible risers, flowlines and associated equipment.
QGEP says it expects to produce its first oil from the offshore Atlanta field in 1H 2016. The project is expected to be complete by the end of 2Q 2016.
QGEP is the operator of Block BS-4, with a 30% stake. Partners in the block include Barra Energia (30%) and OGPar (40%).
In December, Teekay Offshore Partners entered into an agreement with a QGEP-led consortium to provide a FPSO unit for the Atlanta field. The agreement named the Petrojarl 1 FPSO to be used for the Atlanta EPS.
In February 2014, QGEP received results from the first well drilled in the Atlanta post-salt oil field that were better than expected. Horizontal well 7-ATL-2HP-RJS, in about 1500m of water, was drilled to a section length of 750m and a diameter of 9.5in. A sand reservoir was found with average porosity of 38%. High permeability was also confirmed, with an oil quality of 14º API.
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