Strohm wins TCP Flowline contract with TotalEnergies EP Brasil

Strohm, the world's first and leading thermoplastic composite pipeline (TCP) technology company, has been awarded a contract by TotalEnergies EP Brasil for the supply of TCP Flowlines for an offshore field located in the Santos Basin in the Brazilian pre-salt area.

Strohm’s TCP Flowline

Due for installation in 2026 at a water depth of 2,200 meters, Strohm’s innovative TCP solution has been selected for the first time for flowlines to be installed in ultra deep water. Qualified for 30 years’ design life, this technology is immune to corrosion, including the Carbon dioxide-induced stress corrosion cracking (SCC-CO2), and as such provides TotalEnergies with a disruptive, long-term and low carbon footprint solution.

Renato Bastos, Vice President Brazil, Strohm, said: “The award of this contract marks a major step change in the offshore industry and at Strohm we are immensely proud to be the first company to provide a TCP Flowline to TotalEnergies in Brazil for use in ultradeep water. Over the course of a year, a multidisciplinary team from TotalEnergies and Strohm, featuring employees from Brazil, France and the Netherlands, have worked hand-in-hand to make this cutting-edge, disruptive solution a reality. Together, we are writing a new chapter for subsea developments in Brazil - particularly in the pre-salt area - and I am humbled and thrilled to be part of it”.

Thomas Leize, Project Manager at TotalEnergies, commented: “It will be the first project like this in the pre-salt 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 ultra deep water, in line with our commitment of reducing emissions from our operations.”

With an inner diameter of 6 inch and a 600-bar design pressure, the TCP Flowline will be used for gas injection in water depths of 2,200 meters. It will be installed using a standard pipelay support (PLSV) vessel, as are operating currently in Brazil.

Martin van Onna, Strohm CEO, added: “As the pioneer of TCP technology, we have experienced strong support from TotalEnergies since as early as 2009. Recently TotalEnergies installed a TCP Jumper at the Egina field, and now we welcome this TCP Flowline contract - the ‘definitive solution’ that the industry has been seeking. As a global first, a first in Brazil, and a first for resolving the SCC-CO2 corrosion issue, it is a breakthrough moment for the sector, one that further evidences our pioneering spirit. I would like to sincerely thank TotalEnergies for their trust in our technology, our company, and our team, and I look forward to seeing these flowlines being installed.”

Strohm’s TCP provides a robust, corrosion free and low-carbon solution for operators. TCP Flowlines are manufactured and shipped in long continuous lengths, allowing for fast and efficient installation by either PLSV vessels or smaller vessels, using the common horizontal lay method.

About Strohm

Leading composite pipe technology company Strohm has the world’s largest track-record for Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) after being the first to bring the technology to the conventional energy industry in 2007. TCP reduces total installed and life cycle cost for subsea flowlines, jumpers and risers and has proven to reduce the CO2 footprint of pipeline infrastructures by more than 50%.  

The company is committed to driving sustainability with its range of TCP solutions which enable clients towards their net-zero carbon emissions targets and supports the renewables sector.  TCP is a strong, non-corrosive, spoolable, lightweight technology which is delivered in long lengths, resulting in a significant reduction of transportation and installation costs. TCP is installed using small vessels or subsea pallets, significantly reducing CO2 emissions. It is also 100% recyclable.   

Strohm’s shareholders include Senco Hydrogen Capital, Chevron Technology Ventures, Evonik Venture Capital, Shell Ventures, HydrogenOne Capital Growth, and ING Corporate Investments (a 100% subsidiary of ING Bank N.V.). The firm’s manufacturing facility is located at its headquarters in IJmuiden in The Netherlands. Strohm also has offices in Houston (US) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Visit the Strohm website here: https://strohm.eu/

About TotalEnergies in Brazil

TotalEnergies has been operating in Brazil for almost 50 years, through six subsidiaries, and today employs more than 3,500 people in its business segments, in Exploration & Production, gas, renewable electricity (solar and wind), lubricants, chemicals and distribution.

TotalEnergies' Exploration & Production portfolio currently includes 11 licenses, of which 4 are operated. In 2023, the Company's average production in the country was 135,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. TotalEnergies is investing in the growth of the renewable energy segment in Brazil. In October 2022, the company entered into a partnership with Casa dos Ventos, Brazil's leading renewable energy player, to jointly develop a 12 GW renewable energy portfolio.

TotalEnergies is also active in the Brazilian fuel distribution market with a network of about 240 filling stations as well as several storage facilities for petroleum products and ethanol.

Issued on behalf of Strohm by BIG Partnership.