Annual Report 2005 - Tenaris

The challenges TenarisConfab faced
in supplying the Coari-Manaus gas
pipeline did not stop at the tough
negotiations and international tender
to win this important R$ 242
million contract with Petrobras.
The company was also responsible
for part of the complex logistics
involved in the operation.
The 400 km of welded pipes were
transported from Pindamonhangaba
to Porto Velho by road, and
from there to Manaus by waterway
– ferries were loaded with 20", 70
grade steel API 5L pipes – for transportation
to jungle clearings. Some
4,500 tons of the pipes were delivered
to and stored in Manaus.
An Expedition
in the Jungle .
24. TenarisConfab
The major challenge of this stage
of the project was meeting the rigorous
deadlines, imposed by natural
phenomena. In June, the level
of the rivers in the region decreases,
making it impossible for the ferries
to operate.
The gas pipeline will transport some
4.5 million m3 of gas per day
and will go through the municipal
districts of Coari, Codajás, Anori,
Anama, Iranduba and Caapiranga.
The project represented a great
opportunity for TenarisConfab to
show off its capacity to provide
customers with complete solutions.
Coari-Manaus Project
Porto Velho, Rondônia
Petrobras
TenarisConfab supplied 400 km of pipes to transport gas
to the Amazon's capital. The work will enable the region to substitute
diesel oil with natural gas for its energy supply.
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