Kaombo, Total’s largest development operated to date, came on stream on July 27. TechnipFMC & Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC), in charge of the SURF engineering, procurement, construction and installation, chose Tenaris to supply the flowlines for this ambitious project.
Back in 2014, TechnipFMC & HMC consortium was awarded the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the SURF and chose Tenaris to manufacture and deliver high-quality line pipes for flowlines and jumpers, together with coating and hot-induction bends. The total volume of the order was 15,000 tons of welded pipes and 38,000 tons of seamless pipes, out of which 30,000 tons had to be delivered double-jointed.
In order to certify the compliance of its products to this stringent project, Tenaris performed numerous qualifications, including full-scale tests such as reeling simulations and fatigue tests, in addition to girth welding qualifications. Tenaris material properties has been demonstrated, providing products with good hardness control and low-temperature toughness.
A fully integrated supply chain across Tenaris’s global manufacturing system proved key to achieving the highest quality standards under an extremely tight schedule. The project demanded precise coordination between the customer’s headquarters and Tenaris production centres in Mexico, Italy and Brazil, as well as on-site contractors. In April 2016, Tenaris delivered the last batch on schedule, marking the end of one of many phases of this milestone project in deepwater exploration.
