Maersk Supply Service wins contract with Libra Consortium
Maersk to carry out pre-lay of mooring system on Mero 2 project in Brazil.
By Marc Allen
Maersk Supply Service has been awarded a major engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract from the Libra Consortium in Brazil to carry out pre-lay of the mooring system for a newbuild FPSO on the Mero 2 project.
The company has expanded its capabilities in Brazil, specialising in towing, mooring, and the installation of large floating structures. Rafael Thome, managing director for Maersk Supply Service in Latin America said:
“This is one of the biggest projects of its kind to be awarded this year. With this contract, we will be ramping up our activities in Brazil significantly and will be developing further our office in Rio de Janeiro.”
Libra Consortium consists of Petrobras as operator with 40%, Shell Brasil 20%, TotalEnergies 20%, CNODC 10% and CNOOC Ltd. 10%.
