Technip has been awarded by Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited a lump sum contract, worth approximately €135 million, for the Golden Eagle development located 110 kilometers North-east of Aberdeen in 115 meters of water. This contract is the largest ever awarded to Technip for a project in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf and features the reeling of mechanically lined pipe which provides a cost effective alternative for high temperature, highly corrosive materials.
- This contract covers the engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of:
- 2 export, 1 production, 1 mechanically lined water injection and 1 gas lift flowlines(1),
- 1 main umbilical(2) and 2 subsea isolation valve umbilicals,
- subsea equipments,
- trenching and backfilling of all flowlines and umbilicals,
- tie-ins, protection, pre-commissioning and commissioning support.
Bill Morrice, Managing Director of Technip in the UK said: “This award is extremely exciting for us as it represents a key milestone in terms of contract size. We very much look forward to working with Nexen and to playing a significant part in this important field development.”
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