Under the terms of the contract, Nexans will supply umbilicals, direct electrical heating (DEH) systems, accessories and provide services as well.

The company will design, manufacture and supply umbilicals and DEH systems, which provide flow assurance in pipelines.

Nexans Hybrid Underwater Cable Division sales and marketing director Ragnvald Graff said, "The key factors in winning this latest agreement with BP included our proven technical and organizational capabilities, our well-established manufacturing capacity to meet the required production schedules for on-time delivery and our attention to quality and HSE performance."

Umbilicals will be employed to carry fluid, power, control and telecommunication services for subsea projects, the company said.

The contract period will begin in 2012 and run until 2022.

Nexans, previously secured two umbilical frame agreements with BP Exploration and Production in 2003 and 2009 for deep water projects in the Gulf of Mexico.