FMC awarded block 18 field subsea contract

BP has awarded FMC Technologies a $140 contract for the manufacture and supply of subsea equipment for the BP and Sonangol Sinopec International block 18 field development offshore Angola.

Jan 15th, 2009

Offshore staff

HOUSTON -- BP has awarded FMC Technologies a $140 million contract for the manufacture and supply of subsea equipment for the BP and Sonangol Sinopec International block 18 field development offshore Angola.

FMC's scope of supply includes one gas export regulation manifold, foundations and controls, a high-integrity pressure protection system, chokes, and two pipeline end manifolds. The equipment will be manufactured in Angola and at FMC's Kongsberg, Norway facility. Deliveries will begin this year.

01/15/2009

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