{"id":328783,"date":"2026-01-14T11:37:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/vallourec-strengthens-its-presence-in-brazil-with-comprehensive-contract-for-shells-orca-project\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:01:29","slug":"vallourec-strengthens-its-presence-in-brazil-with-comprehensive-contract-for-shells-orca-project","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/vallourec-strengthens-its-presence-in-brazil-with-comprehensive-contract-for-shells-orca-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Vallourec strengthens its presence in Brazil with comprehensive contract for Shell&#8217;s Orca project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>French company Vallourec, globally recognized for its expertise in seamless tubular <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/vallourec-strengthens-its-leadership-in-brazil-with-a-new-contract-at-the-buzios-field\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/vallourec-tuberias-de-acero-carbono-buzios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">seamless tubular solutions<\/a><\/strong>has secured a new OCTG contract with Shell to support the development of the Orca project, formerly known as Gato do Mato, in the deep waters of Brazil.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expanding cooperation in Brazilian waters<\/h2>\n\n<p>The agreement covers the complete supply of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/vallourec-receives-million-dollar-octg-contract-from-petrobras\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/vallourec-recibe-contrato-octg-de-petrobras\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OCTG products and services<\/a><\/strong> for Shell&#8217;s offshore operations. Drilling is expected to commence in April 2027 with planning calling for 10 wells, which will require between 12,000 and 15,000 tons of specialized tubing.   <\/p>\n\n<p>Scope ranges from 4.5 to 18 inch seamless pipe to premium fittings <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/solutions.vallourec.com\/oil-gas\/octg\/products\/connections\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/solutions.vallourec.com\/oil-gas\/octg\/products\/connections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VAM<\/a><\/strong>carbon steel and stainless steel.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Services along the entire operational chain<\/h2>\n\n<p>In addition to equipment supply, Vallourec will provide value-added services ranging from desktop engineering, logistics coordination and rig preparation to offshore supervision and post-operational repairs. These services will be managed through Vallourec Tubular Services (VTS), highlighting its strategic role in the operational efficiency of its customers. <\/p>\n\n<p>This contract consolidates Vallourec&#8217;s position in the Brazilian market, one of the most active in deepwater exploration. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/drill-oil-well-and-deep-gas-drilling\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/perforar-pozo-de-petroleo-y-gas-mas-profundo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deepwater exploration, one of the most active<\/a><\/strong>. The adoption of VAM connections reinforces the industry&#8217;s confidence in safe and robust technologies, while the collaboration with Shell highlights the importance of long-term partnerships to address the technical challenges of the offshore environment. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/press-release-orca-octg.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.vallourec.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/press-release-orca-octg.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vallourec<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The contract includes premium tubing and comprehensive technical support for ten wells in the Orca offshore field development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":328750,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13048],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-328783","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-maritime"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/328783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/328783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=328783"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=328783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}