Subsea 7 S.A. has announced the award of a sizeable(1) contract by  Total E&P do  Brasil((2)) for the  development of the Lapa North East field located approximately 300 kilometres off the coast of the State of São Paulo, at 2,150 metres water depth in the pre-salt Santos Basin.

The work scope includes the transport, installation and pre-commissioning of 35 kilometres of flexible pipelines and  20 kilometres of umbilical, connecting 5 wells to  the  FPSO  Cidade de Caraguatatuba. Project management and detailed engineering will commence immediately  at Subsea 7's office  in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Offshore activities are due to commence in the fourth quarter 2019.

Marcelo Xavier, Subsea 7's Vice-President Brazil, said: 
"This contract builds on our  track  record  of  project  execution offshore Brazil and reflects  our commitment to work and learn  together with our client  to achieve successful solutions. We look forward to strengthening  our relationship with Total in Brazil,  through mutually beneficial collaboration on this project and, in the long-term, on future developments."

(1) Subsea 7 defines a sizeable contract as being between USD 50 million and USD 150 million.
(2) Acting as Operator for and on behalf of the consortium presently composed of Total E&P do Brasil, Shell and Repsol-Sinopec.

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