SM - Petrobras to Develop Advanced Subsea Pumping Technology | Benzinga
Petrobras S.A. (NYSE: PBR), the Brazilian state-owned energy giant, has joined forces with Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) to proceed with the development of a fully electric subsea pumping system. The system will be designed to make it significantly less reliant on the production platform.
The partnership has decided to use hermetically sealed (canned) motors instead of traditional mechanical seals for the subsea pumping motors. This should significantly increase the efficiency and reliability of the pumping system. Increased reliability means fewer unplanned disruptions, thereby reducing subsequent production losses for the company. Additionally, these subsea pumping motors can extract a mixture of raw oil and gas from water depths of up to 4,921 feet.
In a press release, Petrobras stated that the new equipment is aimed at reducing the cost associated with vessels and reviving old, mature fields. The new pumping system will also facilitate production over long subsea flowlines that connect the well directly to the platform.
Petrobras and Curtiss-Wright have stated their plans to start prototype testing of this technology in 2026. ...