Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract to supply 18 subsea christmas trees to Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras under the current frame agreement. The contract has a value of approximately USD 50 million.
The scope of work comprises 18 dual bore subsea christmas trees, designed to 2 000 metres (6 500 feet) water depth. The subsea christmas trees, or valve control stacks, will be deployed in several key fields located offshore Brazil. Deliveries are to be completed from Aker Kvaerner’s subsea facility in Curitiba.