Subsea system for White Rose

Sept. 4--Husky Energy Inc. has awarded Technip CSO Canada Ltd a $250-million subsea production system contract for the White Rose oil field project, 350 km off Newfoundland and Labrador. The contract covers the design, supply, and installation of the subsea system, including an option to carry-out mooring system installation of the White Rose FPSO. The system includes 42 km of flexible risers, flowlines, and umbilicals, five subsea manifolds, up to 21 christmas trees and wellheads distributed across three glory hole sites. Glory holes are depressions in the ocean floor excavated to provide protection for subsea production equipment. First oil is scheduled to begin prior to the end of 2005.