Oilfield services giant SLB has been awarded three contracts by Brazilian oil and gas major Petrobras for completion hardware and services for up to 35 subsea wells in the Buzios Wave II oilfield.
The scope of the contract includes SLB’s full-bore electric interval control valves and electric subsurface safety valves. The award is a catalyst toward full production system electrification for Petrobras.
By converting to electric completions, Petrobras will be able to control a more sophisticated system in the subsurface. Full electrification of completions enables maximum production control across multiple reservoir drains, potentially requiring fewer wells and limiting heavy workovers during the life of the Buzios field wells.
Much of the technology to be deployed at the Buzios field and was developed at SLB’s Taubaté Engineering Centre in Brazil in collaboration with CENPES, the Petrobras research centre, and TotalEnergies.
“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,” said Steve Gassen, president of production systems at SLB.
