Global oilfield services heavyweight SLB has been awarded a major contract from Petrobras to provide services and technology for up to 35 ultra-deepwater wells in Brazil’s Santos basin pre-salt province.

The wells are part of the Atapu-2 and Sepia-2 projects earmarked to produce first oil in 2029 and 2030, respectively.

SLB will deploy advanced electric completion technologies and digital solutions that deliver precise, real-time intelligence and improved reservoir management to optimally produce oil and natural gas in water depths of about 2000 metres.

Financial terms were not disclosed. The completions work is scheduled to begin in mid-2026.