Offshore staff

Hydro has awarded Technip two engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning (EPIC) contracts worth around €147 million combined. The contracts are for tie-ins from the Fram East field to Troll C and from Vilje to Alvheim on the Norwegian continental shelf. The contracts include engineering, fabrication, installation, and pre-commissioning of subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines, tie-ins, manifold installation, and subsea equipment protection work.

Technip Offshore Norge's office in Oslo will carry out the project management. The flowlines will be fabricated at the group's welding bases in Orkanger, Norway, and Evanton, UK, for Fram East and Vilje, respectively. Flexible pipes will be manufactured at Technip's Le Trait facility in France while the umbilicals will be manufactured by one of Technip's UK subsidiaries, Duco, based in Newcastle.

All offshore work will take place in summer 2006 using several vessels from Technip's fleet, includingApache, Wellservicer, and Normand Pioneer.

04/15/05