Independent Oil and Gas has awarded a sizeable Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract to Subsea 7, covering the Subsea, Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines (SURF) work on Phase 1 of its Core Project the UK Southern North Sea (SNS).
Phase 1 comprises the development and production of the Southwark, Blythe and Elgood fields through a total of five wells with gas transported onshore via the Thames Pipeline. The SURF contract incorporates project management and EPCI activities for the subsea elements of Phase 1, including a 6km 24-inch extension from the pipeline to the Southwark platform, a 25km 12-inch line connecting the Blythe platform to the pipeline, and a 9km 6-inch pipeline and umbilical connecting the Elgood field to the Blythe platform, and associated subsea structures and tie-ins. Read more…