(Ecofin Agency) - Technip’s wholly-owned affiliated company, Technip Umbilicals Ltd.; a wholly-owned subsidy of Technip comprising of Technip Umbilicals Ltd. in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, Technip Umbilicals Inc. in Houston, USA, Angoflex in Lobito, Angola and Asiaflex Products in Johor, Malaysia and Angoflex Ltd have been awarded a contract by ENI S.P.A. to supply umbilicals to the Block 15/06 East Hub Development offshore Angola. Oilandgaspress reports

This field is situated approximately 350 kilometers north of Luanda, at water depths of 450-600 meters. The contract covers project management and manufacture of about 15 kilometers of dynamic and static steel tube umbilicals.

Technip Umbilicals facility in Lobito, Angola, with support from Technip Umbilicals in Newcastle, UK, will manufacture the umbilicals that are scheduled to be completed in the H2 of 2016. This project however follows on Technip Umbilicals’ successful completion of many deep water West African projects seen in recent years.

According to Sarah Cridland, Managing Director of Technip Umbilicals, “This award of Block 15/06 East Hub Development is in recognition of the quality and performance of the umbilicals provided by Technip. We are proud to be awarded this contract and will utilize our expertise across multiple Technip Umbilicals sites whilst strengthening our relationship with ENI.”

Reinforcing Technip’s relationship with ENI, this new contract is subsequent to another project awarded to Technip last year for the fabrication and installation of flexible and rigid pipelines at Block 15/06.