Aker Bags Umbilical Gig for Endeavour's E. Rochelle Proj.

- Aker Bags Umbilical Gig for Endeavour's E. Rochelle Proj.

Thursday, July 21, 2011
Aker Solutions

Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Endeavour Energy UK, a subsidiary of Endeavour International Corporation, to supply subsea umbilicals and associated equipment for the East Rochelle development project located offshore UK. The contract value is approximately NOK 83 million (USD 15 million).

Aker Solutions will supply one 30 kilometer infield control umbilical and one 650 meter riser umbilical that will provide all system functions for the Rochelle field. Subsea umbilicals are deployed on the seabed to supply necessary control and chemicals to subsea oil and gas wells, subsea manifolds and any subsea system requiring a remote control.

The East Rochelle development project comprises of block 15/27 in the Central North Sea, and represents the first phase of the development of the Rochelle area. Endeavour is the operator of East Rochelle.

"We are very pleased to sign our first contract with Endeavour Energy UK. This is an important award for Aker Solutions and confirms our strong position in the umbilical market globally," said Tove Røskaft, senior vice president of Aker Solutions' umbilical business.

Engineering of the umbilicals will be managed out of Aker Solutions' facility in Oslo, Norway, and the umbilicals will be manufactured at Aker Solutions' facility in Moss, Norway. Final deliveries will be made in 2012.

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Technip Bags BP Umbilical Contract Offshore Vietnam

- Technip Bags BP Umbilical Contract Offshore Vietnam

Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Technip

Technip announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary DUCO Ltd. has been awarded a contract by BP Exploration Operating Company Limitedworth approximately €15 million for the Lan Do field development in Vietnam. This field is located 320 kilometers south of Ho Chi Minh City, at a water depth of 120-180 meters.

The contract includes the engineering, project management and fabrication of a main umbilical and an infield umbilical. The umbilicals will utilize a hybrid technology developed by DUCO, which uses steel tube and thermoplastic hose fluid conduits for hydraulic control and chemical injection services. They will be delivered in the first half of 2012.

The project will be executed in Technip's umbilical facilities in Newcastle, UK and in its new state of the art flexible pipe and umbilical manufacturing facility, Asiaflex Products, located in Johor State, Malaysia.

The award follows the recent successful delivery of the umbilical systems for BP's Skarv development in Norway and builds on Technip's track record in umbilical supply to BP stretching back over 25 years.

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EMAS AMC Completes Umbilical Installation for Shell in GOM

- EMAS AMC Completes Umbilical Installation for Shell in GOM

Wednesday, May 18, 2011
EMAS

EMAS AMC has recently completed the installation of 38km umbilical for Shell in the Gulf of Mexico.

This project was the first to use a new 150mT Flexible Deployment System (FDS) onboard the BOA Sub C. The new FDS is capable of laying flexibles and umbilicals in water depths up to 3000m.

The project was executed with zero injuries to personnel and zero recordable incidents.

The 38 km by 80mm diameter Electro – Hydraulic Umbilical was installed between the Shell operated Popeye field located at Green Canyon Block 116 (616m water depth) and Shell's Cougar platform at South Timbalier Block 300(110m water depth) with the completion through an I-tube.

EMAS AMC's CEO, Mr. C J D'Cort said, "We are very pleased to have been selected by Shell for this project and are proud of the safe and efficient work of our project team."

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