FMC lassos Mad Dog supply

FMC Technologies, Inc. signed a manufacturing and subsea equipment supply contract with BP in support of the Mad Dog Phase 2 field development, the company announced on 19 March 2013.

BP Mad DogMad Dog Platform (Image: BP)

The contract's scope includes the supply subsea trees, manifolds, and jumper equipment.

"Mad Dog Phase 2 is the first project awarded under our global agreement with BP to provide technologies and services for their worldwide subsea development projects," said Tore Halvorsen, FMC Technologies' Senior Vice President, Subsea Technologies. "We have a long history of supporting BP's global offshore technology requirements, and today's announcement expands our support of their Gulf of Mexico projects."

The Mad Dog Phase 2 field development is located near Green Canyon Block 825 of the Gulf of Mexico, 150 miles (240 km) south of New Orleans in about 5,100 feet (1,550m) of water.

The Mad Dog Phase 2 project includes a Spar floating system with infield flow lines and associated subsea infrastructure to connect the subsea production and injection wells. The project includes export pipelines connected to the existing Mardi Gras system. The Spar topsides facility will comprise three primary topsides modules and a module support frame and have a production capacity of 130 mbopd, 75 mmscfd total compression, and water injection capacity of 280 mbwpd for waterflood of western and southern field segments, expandable to 350 mbwpd to accommodate future injection requirements. The project has selected LoSal® EOR technology for enhanced oil recovery. The development concept includes a total of 33 wet wells, 19 production, and 14 injection.

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