Petrobras Taps Baker Hughes for Plug and Abandonment Services

Baker Hughes secured what it calls a “significant” order from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for workover and plug and abandonment (P&A) services in pre-salt and post-salt fields offshore Brazil.

The multi-year project, set to start in the first half of 2025, will be managed with Baker Hughes’ integrated solutions portfolio to optimize performance for Petrobras.

Baker Hughes’ integrated approach will deploy wireline, coiled tubing, cementing, tubular running, wellbore intervention, fishing, and geosciences services in all of Petrobras’ offshore fields, the company said in a news release. The agreement also includes Baker Hughes' remedial tools, completion fluids and production chemicals. The financial details of the order were not disclosed.

“Baker Hughes brings to this important project a comprehensive technology portfolio, a deep understanding of localization, and a rich history of working in Brazil,” Maria Claudia Borras, executive vice president of Oilfield Services and Equipment at Baker Hughes, said. “Flawlessly integrating these capabilities will be essential to the success of the project. Our expertise in integrated solutions is the foundation for efficiently taking energy forward in Brazil”.

To support the project and help advance Latin America's energy landscape, Baker Hughes said it will expand its Macaé facilities in Rio de Janeiro to include coiled tubing and tubular running services.

Recently, tubular solutions company Vallourec also secured a contract from Petrobras for the supply of 1,800 metric tons of premium carbon steel tubes with Glass Reinforced Epoxy liners (GRE technology), including Corrosion Resistant Alloy (CRA) accessories.

Petrobras will use the products in various offshore development wells, mainly off the Brazilian coastline in the Campos pre-salt basin, Vallourec said in a news release. The products will be manufactured at the company’s Brazilian plant in Barreiro in the state of Minas Gerais.

According to the release, the agreement between Vallourec and Petrobras includes a range of services such as stock management, rig preparation and transportation. It also includes comprehensive integrated field services such as receiving, inspecting and supervising pipe strings installation. This contract is in addition to the three-year agreement with Petrobras for the supply of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) tubes in January 2023.

Baker Hughes in May secured what it called a major contract from Algerian state-owned oil and gas company Sonatrach for a gas-boosting project in the country’s Hassi R’Mel gas field.

Baker Hughes’ awarded scope includes the supply of 20 compression trains based on Frame 5 gas turbine and BCL compressor technology, which will be installed across three gas boosting stations within the Hassi R’ Mel gas field.

Located 342 miles (550 kilometers) south of Algiers, Hassi R’ Mel is the largest gas field in Algeria and one of the largest in the world, representing a key source of energy supply for Algeria and Europe, Baker Hughes said in an earlier news release.

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