diff --git a/l/libMesh/libMesh-1.3.0-intel-2017c.e b/l/libMesh/libMesh-1.3.0-intel-2017c.e
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/l/libMesh/libMesh-1.3.0-intel-2017c.eb b/l/libMesh/libMesh-1.3.0-intel-2017c.eb
index 23417ade..080e3c0e 100644
--- a/l/libMesh/libMesh-1.3.0-intel-2017c.eb
+++ b/l/libMesh/libMesh-1.3.0-intel-2017c.eb
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ source_urls = [
 
 sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
 
-configopts = "--with-parmetis"
+configopts = " --with-metis=PETSc"
 
 dependencies = [
-        ('ParMETIS', '4.0.3'),
+        #('ParMETIS', '4.0.3'),
         ('Boost', '1.68.0'),
+        ('PETSc' ,'3.7.5', '-it4i'),
 ]
 
 sanity_check_paths = {
diff --git a/p/PETSc/PETSc-3.7.5-intel-2017c-it4i.eb b/p/PETSc/PETSc-3.7.5-intel-2017c-it4i.eb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..419b66a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/p/PETSc/PETSc-3.7.5-intel-2017c-it4i.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# IT4Innovations 2019
+
+easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
+name = 'PETSc'
+version = '3.7.5'
+versionsuffix = '-it4i'
+
+homepage = 'http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc'
+description = """PETSc, pronounced PET-see (the S is silent), is a suite of data structures and routines for the
+ scalable (parallel) solution of scientific applications modeled by partial differential equations."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'intel', 'version': '2017c'}
+
+# build is still parallel, PETSc make doesnt support -j opt
+maxparallel = 0
+
+source_urls = ['http://ftp.mcs.anl.gov/pub/petsc/release-snapshots']
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+
+# (build) dependencies provided through EasyBuild
+builddependencies = [('CMake', '3.14.1', '', True)]
+
+# configure installs dependencies -> remove installdir before configure
+keeppreviousinstall = True
+preconfigopts = 'rm -rf %(installdir)s;'
+
+petscArch = 'intel-opt'
+petscDir = '%(builddir)s/%(namelower)s-%(version)s'
+
+# config options
+configopts = '--CFLAGS=-O3 -xHost --CXXFLAGS=-O3 -xHost --FFLAGS=-O3 -xHost --with-c++-support --with-pic=1 '
+configopts += '--with-cc=mpicc --with-cxx=mpicxx --with-fc=mpif90 --with-debugging=0 --with-gnu-compilers=0 '
+configopts += '--with-mpi=1 --with-x=0 '
+configopts += '--download-metis --download-parmetis --download-mumps --download-superlu --download-superlu_dist '
+configopts += '--with-blas-lapack-lib=[$EBROOTIMKL/mkl/lib/intel64_lin/libmkl_intel_lp64.a,libmkl_sequential.a,libmkl_core.a] '
+configopts += '--with-scalapack-include=$EBROOTIMKL/mkl/include '
+configopts += '--with-scalapack-lib=[$EBROOTIMKL/mkl/lib/intel64_lin/libmkl_scalapack_lp64.a,libmkl_blacs_intelmpi_lp64.a,libmkl_intel_lp64.a,libmkl_sequential.a,libmkl_core.a] '
+configopts += '--with-scalapack=1 '
+configopts += 'PETSC_ARCH=%s' % petscArch
+
+installopts = 'PETSC_DIR=%s PETSC_ARCH=%s' % (petscDir, petscArch)
+buildopts = installopts + ' all'
+
+modextravars = {'PETSC_DIR': '%(installdir)s'}
+
+moduleclass = 'numlib'
+
+# sanity checks
+runtest = 'test'   # run make test after make
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': ['include/petscconf.h', 'lib/libpetsc.so'],
+    'dirs': []
+}
+sanity_check_commands = [('petscmpiexec', '-h')]