Offshore staff

STAVANGER, Norway –BP Norge AS has awarded a $125-million engineering, fabrication, and installation contract for flowlines in Skan and Idun fields to Subsea 7 Inc. Skan and Idun are in the northern North Sea.

Subsea 7 made the announcement at the Deep Offshore Technology Conference & Exhibition in Stavanger, Norway. The company also showcased itsSeven Oceans deepwater rigid pipelay vessel which has begun its first major installation for Chevron's Blind Faith development in the Gulf of Mexico.

At Skan and Idun, Subsea 7 is contracted to engineer, fabricate, and install 35 km (22 mi) of 10-in and 12-in (25-cm and 30.5-cm) clad production flowlines and 7 km (4.3 mi) of 10-in carbon steel gas injection flowlines. A direct electrical heating cable will be attached to the 13-km (8-mi) Idun flowline which is included in the 35 km total.

Subsea 7 says is plans to do the engineering at its Stavanger office with fabrication at its Vigra, Norway, facility in early 2010. Offshore operations are scheduled for 2Q 2010 using theSkandi Navica pipelay vessel.

Skan and Idun are on the Norwegian continental shelf about 200 km (124 mi) off Sandnessjøen, between Norne and Heidrun fields in 350-450 m (1,148-1,476 ft) water depths.

10/11/2007