Engineering and offshore work will commence immediately, using the Acergy Orion. Engineering support will be provided in Nigeria by Global Oceon Engineers Nigeria Limited Oceon, the company’s joint venture with Petrolog Engineering Services Ltd.

Bruno Chabas, Acergy’s chief operating officer, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded this contract from MPN, with whom Acergy has a long history of performing similar work. It provides an excellent opportunity to leverage our strong local engineering and project management skills with Oceon providing engineering support. This contract award further reinforces Acergy’s strong presence in the upgrade and maintenance of conventional field developments in West Africa.”