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pipe and tube producer Tenaris S.A. has announced that it will supply 373 kilometers of welded pipes for Rota 3, the gas pipeline project of
Brazil's national oil company Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), starting in the first half of 2015. Rota 3 is part of Petrobras' 2014-2018 business plan predicting $10 billion of investment in the oil and gas sector.
The scope of the project foresees 22-inch pipes for the onshore section between Maricá and Itaboraí, 24-inch pipes in the shallow offshore stretch, and 20-inch pipes in the stretch located in water depths.
The pipes will be produced on the most advanced Tenaris production line in
Brazil, the result of an investment of $180 million.