The contract covers project management, surveys, engineering, fabrication, installation of a 21-mile long (34-kilometer) production flowline, a riser and subsea equipment. Installation of free issued umbilical, flying leads, pre-commissioning and dewatering of the flowline.
Technip’s operating center in Houston, Texas will execute this contract. The flowline and riser will be welded at the group’s spoolbase located in Mobile. Offshore installation is scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2009 using the Deep Blue, Technip’s deepwater pipelay vessel. Extensive saturation diving work will be executed using the Skandi Achiever, one of the group’s diving support vessels, and umbilical installation using the Deep Pioneer, one of Technip’s deepwater construction vessel. Technip’s scope of work is expected to be completed by April 15, 2010.
