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Technip awarded subsea contract for
the Hadrian South Development in the
Gulf Of Mexico
ExxonMobil awarded Technip a contract for subsea
equipment on the Hadrian South natural gas development in
the Gulf of Mexico.
The contract covers project management, procurement and
installation of two 11 kilometre long flowlines and associated
jumpers, installation of a 14 kilometre umbilical, associated
foundation and flying leads, as well as pre-commissioning.
The Deep Blue, a deepwater pipelay vessel from the Technip
fleet, is scheduled to install the subsea equipment in 2013.
Technip will execute the contract from its operating centre in
Houston, Texas, while the flowlines to be welded at Technip’s
spoolbase located in Mobile, Alabama.
At a depth of approximately 2,300 metres of water, the
Hadrian South is situated in Keathley Canyon Block 919, in
the Gulf of Mexico. ExxonMobil operates with 50% interest,
with partners Petrobras (25%) and Eni (25%) holding the
remaining interest.
Technip lands Tubular Bells contract
Hess Corporation has awarded Technip a contract for
the development of the Tubular Bells field, located in the
Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico.
The company will work on 28 miles of flowlines, steel
catenary risers, pipeline end terminations, piles and
structures under the contract, which covers design,
engineering, fabrication and subsea installation.
Technip will manage the project from its Houston operating
centre, while the flowlines and risers will be welded at
the company’s spoolbase in Mobile, Alabama. Offshore
installation is scheduled to be completed with the Deep
Blue, one of Technip’s deepwater pipe-lay vessels, during the
first half of 2013.
The Tubular Bells field is located in the Mississippi Canyon
area of the Gulf of Mexico, 217 kilometres southeast of New
Orleans, at a water depth of approximately 1,370 metres.
BP serves operator with 50% interest, with partners Dehvron
Texaco (30%) and Hess Corporation (20%) holding the
remaining interest.
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