Technip has signed a letter of intention which grants the company an initial contract worth over $500 million to reconstruct the Bahr Essalam, Phase II development in the Central Mediterranean Sea.

Operated by Mellitah Oil & Gas Libyan Branch, a consortium between National Oil Corporation and Eni North Africa, the natural gas field development, will be connected to the Sabratha platform, located about 110km off the Libyan coast in a water depth of approximately 190 meters.

Under the contract, Technip will carry out the total design, detailed engineering and deliver the project management, as well as procurement, installation, tie-ins, pre-commissioning and commissioning. This will be connected with the provision of a gas gathering system, comprising of production pipelines, subsea isolation valve (SSIV), umbilicals, as well as extensive diving and installation campaigns.

Offshore installation is expected to begin by H2 of 2017 and will last until H2 of 2018.

“We are proud of this contract award, which is a strong recognition of Technip’s broad capabilities across a variety of areas. It is also testament to our team’s ability to adapt to the challenging market environment, and to provide solutions that still enable field developments. We very much look forward to working with Mellitah to safely and successfully deliver this large project, by leveraging our strong know-how and experience in high-quality product manufacturing and subsea installation,” Thierry Pilenko (photo), Chairman and CEO of Technip told Energy-pedia.

Anita Fatunji