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7 - News - June 21, 2005
Contract Award for Subsea
7 Norway
Global subsea contractor, Subsea 7 today announced
an award notification for subsea pipeline installation
services for ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS. The
contract, valued in the region of US $18M, is
for the FTP bypass project in the Ekofisk field.
The work scope will comprise engineering, procurement,
fabrication, construction installation and pre-commission
of a 2814 metre pipeline bundle which will be
towed out from Subsea 7’s spool base in
Wick, Scotland to the Ekofisk field offshore Norway.
Engineering work for the project is due to commence
immediately and will be undertaken by a group
from Subsea 7’s team of 110 engineers based
at Tananger in Norway. Fabrication works to include
welding and coatings will be undertaken at Subsea
7’s yard at Wick, Scotland. Pre-lay surveys
along the proposed route are scheduled for early
2006, with bundle fabrication and installation
utilising one of Subsea 7’s construction
support vessels due to take place in the second
quarter of 2006.
Robin Davies, Subsea 7’s Vice President
North Sea, stated “We are pleased to be
supplying our unique bundle technology to ConocoPhillips
for their Ekofisk FTP bypass project which also
provides additional work and employment at our
Wick spool base”.
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Subsea 7 Public Relations:
Pat Stephen Tel: +44 1224 344508 or +44 7712 427608
E-mail: pat.stephen@subsea7.com
Lyndsay Cruickshank Tel: +44 1224 344606
E-mail: lyndsay.cruickshank@subsea7.com
Notes to editors:
With a workforce in excess of 3000 people worldwide,
Subsea 7 is one of the world’s leading subsea
engineering contractors. The company’s global
offshore operations are supported out of Asia
Pacific, Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, Norway, UK and
West Africa. Subsea 7 has more than 100 remotely
operated vehicles (ROVs), four pipeline construction
yards and a fleet of modern, high specification
dynamically positioned ships capable of deepwater
reeled and flexible pipelay, deepwater subsea
construction and saturation diving. Website: www.subsea7.com
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