Offshore staff

PARIS -- Sonangol P&P has awarded Technip a $70-million contract for the Gimboa field in block 4 in 680 m (2,231 ft) water depth 85 km (53 mi) offshore Angola.

The Gimboa project consists of three production and four water injection subsea wells clustered around a central manifold and tied back to an FPSO.

Technip will perform the engineering, procurement, fabrication, testing, installation, and pre-commissioning of production and water injection flexible flowlines, a gas lift flexible pipe, a service umbilical, associated flexible riser system, and flexible well jumpers. The contract also includes installation of other subsea equipment provided by Sonangol P&P.

Technip's operations and engineering center in Luanda will assist with the engineering, and Angoflex, the company's umbilical plant in Luanda, will manufacture the umbilical and provide logistic support. Both entities are Angolan companies run in association with Sonangol E&P. The flexible lines will be manufactured by Flexi France, one of the group's flexible pipe plants. On of Technip's dynamically positioned vessels will perform offshore operations in the first half of 2008.

12/12/2006