Technip Wins Subsea Contract in Malaysia

French oilfield services firm Technip announced Monday that it has been awarded a subsea contract for two oil fields offshore Malaysia.

Technip reported that Sarawak Shell Berhad has awarded it an engineering, procurement, installation, construction and commissioning contract for two new gas-export lines at the Laila and D12 fields. Laila is located some 30 miles northwest of Miri at a water depth of 245 feet, while D12 is approximately 85 miles from Bintulu at a water depth of 165 feet.

The contract covers the design, fabrication and installation of a three-mile and a six-mile flexible pipes with respective diameters of seven and 12.8 inches, as well as the installatyion of riser clamps at both jacket platforms, pre-commissioning of flowlines and project management.

Technip's operating center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will execute the contract, which is scheduled for completion in the first half of 2014. Technip's new Deep Orient multipurpose vessel will be used for the installation.

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