France-based Technip has been awarded a lump sum contract by ENI US Operating for the Appaloosa development project in the Gulf of Mexico.
This project consists of the tie-back of the Appaloosa well located in Mississippi Canyon, 145 nautical miles offshore Mobile, Alabama, at a water depth of approximately 860 metres, to the Corral platform.
The contract covers project management and surveys; the engineering, fabrication and installation of a 34km-long production flowline, a riser and subsea equipment; the snstallation of free issued umbilical and flying leads; and the pre-commissioning and dewatering of the flowline.
Technip's operating centre in Houston, USA, will execute this contract. The flowline and riser will be welded at the group's spoolbase located in Mobile.
Offshore installation is scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2009 using the 'Deep Blue', Technip's deepwater pipelay vessel.
Extensive saturation diving work will be executed using the 'Skandi Achiever', one of the group's diving support vessels, and umbilical installation using the 'Deep Pioneer', one of Technip's deepwater construction vessels.
Technip's scope of work is expected to be completed by April 15, 2010.
