Texas-headquartered manufacturer of pipes and related services Tenaris has secured a contract for the delivery of casing and tubing for what will be Mexico’s first deepwater oil development.
Tenaris’ scope includes the supply of 12,000 tons of casing and tubing, including 1,600 tons in the Super 13 Chrome steel grade, for the Trion project in the Perdido Fold Belt, as well as line pipe and coatings for bends, flowlines and risers as part of the project’s subsea infrastructure.
For the line pipe portion, the company will deliver approximately 16,000 tons of pipe for flowlines and risers, including the application of TenarisShawcor Marine 5-Layer Syntactic and Solid Polypropylene for flow assurance, and TenarisShawcor Fusion Bonded Epoxy, Three-Layer Polypropylene, and Liquid Epoxy coatings for corrosion protection.
“Trion represents a historic milestone for Mexico’s energy future, and we are proud to be part of it,” said Pablo Gómez, Tenaris’ Commercial Vice-President in Mexico. “This project underscores the strength of our customer partnerships and our ability to deliver advanced technological solutions for the most demanding offshore environments.”
Trion, located approximately 180 kilometers off the Mexican coastline at a water depth of 2,500 meters, is a greenfield project being developed by an affiliate of Woodside Energy, Woodside Petróleo Operaciones de México, S. de R.L. de C.V., as the operator (60%), and Pemex (40%).
First oil is expected in 2028, with a nameplate production capacity of 100,000 barrels per day.
The Netherlands-based SBM Offshore and Chinese COSCO Shipping held the steel-cutting ceremony for the floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit destined for the project in September.
