Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract to supply Petrobras three mudline dual-bore christmas trees designed to 250 metres (820 feet) water depth, with associated tools, in a contract worth USD 12M.

Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract to supply Petrobras three mudline dual-bore christmas trees designed to 250 metres (820 feet) water depth, with associated tools, in a contract worth USD 12M. The christmas trees will be deployed in the Peroa phase II field, located in Espirito Santo basin offshore Brazil. The engineering phase of this contract starts immediately in Houston.

Deliveries are to be completed from the Aker Kvaerner facility in Curitiba, Brazil, for delivery in the next 12 months.

'This award sets a new path for close cooperation with Petrobras in the mudline christmas trees segment, enhancing the Aker Kvaerner established position as a strong supplier of christmas trees in Brazil,' says Marcelo Taulois, President Aker Kvaerner Subsea in Brazil.

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.

The agreement is signed between Aker Kvaerner Subsea Brazil and Petroleo Brasileiro SA.