Offshore staff

PARIS -- Two contracts for development work in North Sea fields Brenda and Affleck have gone to Technip.

The Oilexco North Sea Ltd. Brenda contract is for project management and installation of an 8.7 km production pipeline piggybacked with a gas lift pipeline between the Brenda well and manifold. A 9.6 km production pipeline will link the Brenda manifold and Nicol trees. Technip will install two umbilicals, a 200-metric ton production manifold, and 18 flexible jumpers.

Maersk Oil North Sea UK Ltd. awarded Technip a contract to tieback Afflect field to the existing Janice FPU. Work includes project management, installation of 28 km of pipe-in-pipe, 28 km umbilical and associated risers. Technip also will design, construct, and install an 80-metric ton manifold and two SSIV strucgtures.

The development of the Brenda and Nicol fields will be completed in 2006. Affleck will be completed in 2007.

8/14/06