Wood Group Kenny wins Mariner subsea verification work | Offshore Magazine

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STAVANGER, Norway – Statoil has contracted Wood Group Kenny for work on the heavy-oil Mariner field in the UK northern North Sea.

This involves third-party verification of theMariner subsea, umbilicals, risers, and flowlines scope. Work starts immediately and will continue through 2015.

Mariner is 150 km (93 mi) east of the Shetland Isles.

01/08/2014

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