Rina signs an 11 million deal with Petrobras for subsea structures

The RINA Group, which specialises in inspections, certification and engineering consultancy, has signed a three-year contract with Petrobras worth 11 million euros for work relating to the integrity assessment and end-of-life decommissioning of the Brazilian group’s subsea infrastructure. The project involves engineering analyses and technical assessments designed to support the management of Petrobras’ assets throughout all phases of their operational life, as well as the planning of the work required to ensure the reliability of the offshore infrastructure.

The scope of the activities includes the assessment of the integrity, reliability and availability of the subsea structures connecting offshore installations to onshore facilities, in support of the various operational scenarios that arise during the operational phases of these installations. Key activities include assessing the structural integrity of subsea pipelines and platform connectors, reliability studies, service life extension assessments and studies for the decommissioning of subsea structures that have reached the end of their operational life.

“Projects relating to the integrity and decommissioning of subsea systems,” says Marcell Chiarelli, RINA’s Executive Commercial Management Director for Latin America, “require strong technical analysis skills and in-depth expertise in offshore engineering. “As part of this collaboration with Petrobras, our role is to provide specialist assessments to support effective management decisions throughout the entire lifecycle of these assets,” The company states that the project will involve over 80 people, including engineers and specialist technicians, of whom more than 45 are already at work. The team will be gradually expanded as the work progresses.