Endeavour Energy UK Ltd, a subsidiary of Endeavour International Corporation, has awarded Technip an EPCI(1) lump sum contract, worth around €70 million, for the East Rochelle development in the United Kingdom North Sea. The field is located approximately 185 kilometres North-east of Aberdeen, Scotland in 140 metres of water.
The contract covers full project management and detailed design, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of 30 kilometres of pipe-in-pipe, flexible riser(2), free issue umbilical(3), subsea isolation valves and manifolds. It also covers tie-in spools, trenching, backfill and rockdumping work.
Bill Morrice, Technip UK managing director, commented: “We have had a great start to 2011 having already secured awards for Clipper South, EOG Conway and TAQA Falcon. This recent award further cements our strong position in the UK North Sea and is testimony to our proven track record for technical excellence and project delivery. We very much look forward to working with Endeavour, a new client for Technip and to supporting their work to develop another significant North Sea opportunity.”
Technip’s operating centre in Aberdeen will execute this contract. The pipe-in-pipe will be welded at Technip’s spoolbase in Evanton, Scotland, while the flexible riser will be manufactured at the Group’s flexible pipe plant in Le Trait, France. The offshore installation campaign is scheduled to be completed during the second half of 2012 and will use vessels from the Technip fleet.
(1) EPCI – Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation
(2) Riser – a pipe or assembly of pipes used to transfer produced fluids from the seabed to the surface facilities or to transfer injection fluids, control fluids or lift gas from the surface facilities and the seabed.
(3) Umbilical: an assembly of steel tubes and/or thermoplastic hoses which can also include electrical cables or optic fibres used to control subsea structures from a platform or a vessel.
