TotalEnergies EP Brasil has contracted Strohm to supply thermoplastic composite pipeline (TCP) flowline for a field development in the presalt Santos Basin.
It is due to be installed in 2026 at a water depth of 2,200 m, and it will be qualified for a 30-year design life. The flowline, with an inner diameter of 6 inches and a 600-bar design pressure, will provide gas injection.
According to Strohm, TCP technology resists corrosion, including CO2-induced stress corrosion cracking.
Renato Bastos, the company’s vice president of Brazil with Strohm, said a multi-disciplinary team from the two companies had been working on the application for this project solution for about a year.
Thomas Leize, project manager at TotalEnergies, added, “It will be the first project like this in the presalt, and we have carefully selected this innovative technology for replacing the flexible lines in operation with a clear focus on design life, performance and carbon footprint.
“This technology is important because it represents a solution to a long-lasting corrosion problem, at a competitive cost, applicable for ultradeep water, in line with our commitment of reducing emissions from our operations.”
Recently TotalEnergies also installed a Strohm TCP jumper at the deepwater Egina Field offshore Nigeria.
TCP flowlines are manufactured and shipped in long continuous lengths, which is said to enable fast installation by standard pipelay support ships or smaller vessels, using the horizontal lay method.
