FMC Technologies to supply subsea equipment to Petrobras

Company's indigenous technology to be implemented in the project

FMC Technologies (FMC) has received an award from Brazilian energy major Petrobras to engineer and manufacture four subsea manifolds and controls for its Roncador Module III project.

According to the company, the project will also incorporate FMC’s All-Electric technology in Brazilian waters. The contract is valued at approximately $75 million in revenue for FMC.

FMC's scope of supply consists of two, six-slot subsea manifolds to distribute gas lift injection to 12 wells. These manifolds will also contain 12 subsea control modules that will provide electro-hydraulic functions to operate the manifolds and subsea trees.

The company said that it will also supply two additional manifolds for water injection that will utilize FMC's proprietary All-Electric actuators for the operation of the chokes. The equipment will be engineered and manufactured at FMC's facility in Rio de Janeiro with deliveries expected to commence in 2010.

John Gremp, executive vice president of FMC, said: “We are pleased to work with Petrobras as well as the implementation of our All-Electric technology and subsea systems.”

FMC Technologies is a global provider of technology services for the energy industry. The company designs, manufactures and services technologically systems and products such as subsea production and processing systems, surface wellhead systems, fluid control equipment, measurement services, and marine loading systems for the oil and gas industry.