Petrobras Contracts Subsea 7’s PLSV Kommandor 3000

Subsea 7 S.A. today announced the award of a contract worth in excess of U$350 million from Petrobras. The contract is for the operation of the Pipe Lay Support Vessel (PLSV) Kommandor 3000 on a day rate basis for five years.

Kommandor 3000 will start operations under the contract in 2013, note that during the year Kommandor 3000 will spend approximately 90 days in dry-dock for maintenance.

Victor Bomfim, Senior Vice President for Brazil, said:

“Subsea 7 has one of the most advanced vessel fleets in the world for subsea engineering and construction, and we look forward to supporting Petrobras in future developments.”

The work scope is similar to the current contract, including project management, engineering and the installation of Petrobras supplied flexible lines and equipment on a day rate basis. Kommandor 3000 is a construction/flexlay vessel with a purpose built pipelay system to install flexible lines, umbilicals and equipment in up to 2,000 metres water depth and with a top tension capacity of 150 tonnes.

Press Release, April 9, 2013