French company Technip has been awarded $500m contract to develop the Bahr Essalam Phase II project in the Central Mediterranean Sea.
The natural gas field development is operated by Mellitah Oil & Gas B.V. Libyan Branch, a consortium between Libya’s National Oil Company (NOC) and Italy-based Eni.
The field will be tied back to the Sabratha platform located in a water depth of approximately 190m and at approximately 110km off the Libyan coast.
Under the contract, Technip will perform the overall design, detailed engineering and delivering the project management, as well as procurement, installation, tie-ins, pre-commissioning and commissioning.
A gas gathering system comprising production pipelines, subsea isolation valve (SSIV) and umbilicals will be provided for the platform, in addition to offering services including diving and installation campaigns.
Technip will modify topsides of the Sabratha platform. It will undertake all offshore mobilizations from Malta.
Technip chairman and CEO Thierry Pilenko said: "We are proud of this contract award, which is a strong recognition of Technip’s broad capabilities across a variety of areas.
"We very much look forward to working with Mellitah to safely and successfully deliver this large project, by leveraging our strong know-how and experience in high-quality product manufacturing and subsea installation."
The company plans to undertake offshore installation during the second half of 2017 and complete it in the second half of 2018.
The company’s will use its Deep Energy Pipelay vessel, Deep Arctic Diving Support Vessel, and G1200 S-Lay vessels for the project.