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Petrobras has awarded GE a US$ 200 million subsea contract

 

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GE Oil & Gas has announced that its Wellstream business, acquired in March, has been awarded a long-term, flexible pipe and subsea equipment logistics services contract by Petrobras). The long-term contract is initially valued in excess of US$ 200 million.

To perform the long-term contract, GE will build a dedicated 55,000 m2, US$ 90 million investment Wellstream flexible pipe and subsea equipment Logistics Base in Niterói, a commercial hub located 14 km outside Rio de Janeiro. Petrobras will use the new facility to support its development of pre-salt oil and gas field projects in the Campos and Santos basins offshore Brazil.

Luis Araujo, President of Wellstream Brazil, GE Oil & Gas said, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­œWe are delighted to be selected by Petrobras for this contract and to strengthen our relationship with a new, $90M investment logistics facility dedicated to directly meeting PetrobrasÂé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­™ ongoing subsea logistics requirements. The Wellstream Logistics Base will further expand GEÂé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­™s presence in Brazil and create up to 500 new jobs, helping to build local skills and expertise.Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­

In March, GE completed its US$ 1.3 billion acquisition of Wellstream, a leading engineer and manufacturer of high-quality flexible pipeline products for oil and gas transportation in the subsea production industry.