Aker Kvaerner wins Petrobras contract

Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract worth approximately $12m to supply subsea trees to Brazil's national oil company Petrobras.

The scope of work comprises three mudline dual-bore christmas trees designed to 250 metres water depth, with associated tools. The christmas trees will be deployed in the Peroá phase II field, located in Espírito Santo basin offshore Brazil.

The engineering phase of this contract starts immediately in Houston. Deliveries are to be completed from Aker Kvaerner's facility in Curitiba, Brazil, for delivery in the next 12 months.

Aker Kvaerner has extensive experience delivering subsea trees in Brazil, having delivered more than 130 subsea christmas trees to Petrobras since the start of operations in Brazil.