The contract has been awarded by BP Exploration operating company limited for an undisclosed sum.
Foster Wheeler has already successfully completed the pre-front-end design (pre-FEED) and FEED for the project.
The scope of work includes debottlenecking of the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) crude degasification facilities at BP Exploration’s Kinneil terminal to allow it to handle high gas-to-oil ratio unstabilized crude oils and natural gas liquids (NGLs).
The FPS is an integrated oil and gas liquid transportation and processing system, serving both UK and Norwegian sectors of the central and northern North Sea.
The debottlenecking will involve modifications to the existing plant, including improvements to heater and process control systems, as well as new facilities, including crude coolers and a cooling water system.
BP Exploration said that the system has a nominal capacity in excess of one million barrels per day and carries around 40% of the UK’s oil production.
Oil and gas liquids will be transported into the system through pipelines from over 30 offshore fields and the St. Fergus gas terminal.
The main release of EPCm work will be included in the fourth-quarter 2011 bookings.
The project is expected to be completed in 2013.
Furthermore, Foster Wheeler has worked closely with BP throughout the design phase.
