Offshore staff

US, GoM -- MODEC International signed a contract with BHP Billiton for the provision of a TLP facility for development of the Shenzi field.

Under the contract, MODEC will carry out project management, design, engineering, procurement, construction, and pre-commissioning activities.

MODEC says the *I*Shenzi*I* platform will be the fifth and largest MOSES-designed TLP, built with a payload capacity of 15,500 tons and displacement of 43,500 tons.

The TLP will be equipped with capacity to process 100,000 b/d of oil and 50 MMcf/d of gas, from up to 20 subsea production and water injection wells.

The floater will be installed in mid-2008 in approximately 4,300 ft of water, with first production expected mid-2009.

The Shenzi field comprises Green Canyon blocks 609, 610, 653 and 654, around 120 mi from the Louisiana Coast. Other partners in the field include Hess Corp. and Repsol YFP.

07/21/06