(Ecofin Agency) - Ocean Installer, a subsea company headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, has been given a contract for deep water UFR (umbilical, flowlines, risers) installation work with Total E&P Congo at the Moho Nord field off the coast of the Republic of Congo.

The contract would be Ocean Installer’s first major operation in West Africa following the creation of the Africa, Mediterranean and Middle East regional office in the H2 of 2014.

“We are delighted to have been chosen for this job in a very competitive market and we are looking forward to cooperate with Total E&P Congo on this complex project. The award reflects our efforts over the last 12 months to bring our proven track record to the African market and validates our geographical expansion strategy,” Steinar Riise, CEO of Ocean Installer told Energy-pedia.

Ocean Installer is to install and pre-commission an umbilical, Multi-Phase Pump (MPP), flying leads and spools in water depths of around 1,000m. The scope includes project management, engineering and logistics, in addition to offshore work.

The project however will be managed from the Ocean Installer Stavanger Head office, at the same time as the high capacity DP3 Construction Support Vessel Normand Vision will be utilized for the offshore execution.

The Moho Nord field is located 75km off the coast of the Republic of Congo in water depths ranging from 450 to 1200 metres. Total E&P Congo holds the operatorship with a 53.5% interest, alongside Chevron (31.50%) and state-owned Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo which has 15%.