The BP-led consortium operating the Shah Deniz field development in Azerbaijan has awarded US$750 million in jackets, subsea fabrication and supply contracts for Stage 2 of the $28 billion project.
BP announced that BOS Shelf LLC and Star Gulf FZCO will supply 2300 subsea structures weighing a total of 30,000 tonnes. The companies are a part of a consortium led by Italy’s Saipem, which will construct two 8-legged single batter jackets, weighing 13,400 and 12,300 tonnes for the development. Each of the jackets will stand 110m high.
The subsea fabrication scope of the contract includes eight subsea isolation valve structures, 10 flow-line termination assemblies, 80 walking anchors, 100 subsea tie-in piping spools, 100 pipeline crossing supports, 1000 concrete mattresses and 1000 tonnes of current transfer zone foundations.
All construction and fabrication work will be carried out at Socar's Baku Deepwater Jacket Factory (BDJF). Fabrication is expected to be completed in 2017, with first gas set for late 2018.
Houston-based FMC Technologies has also been awarded a $394 million deal to provide subsea production systems for the first two platforms.
This includes subsea manifolds, associated controls and connection components. Activities under this contract are also set to be completed in 2017.
BP said contract awards for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 and South Caucasus Pipeline expansion projects will continue as part of the overall progress being made across multiple areas of this major development project.
In March 2014, more than $800 million was awarded in contracts for work on the development to supply gas to Europe and Turkey.
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