Consortium to manage Shah Deniz offshore installations

May 5, 2014
BP has awarded the Saipem, Bos Shelf, and Star Gulf consortium a transportation/installation contract for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 development in the Azeri sector of the Caspian Sea.

Offshore staff

SAN DONATO MILANESE, Italy – BP has awarded the Saipem, Bos Shelf, and Star Gulf consortium a transportation/installation contract for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 development in the Azeri sector of the Caspian Sea.

Shah Deniz is 90 km (56 mi) offshore, in water depths ranging from 75-550 m (246-1,804 ft).

The consortium’s work scope cover transportation and installation of jackets,topsides, subsea production systems, and subsea structures; laying more than 360 km (223 mi) of pipelines; diving support services; and upgrades of the pipelay barge Israfil Huseinov (PLBH), the DSV Tofiq Ismailov, and the Derrick Barge Azerbaijan.

All work is expected to be completed by the end of 2017.

05/05/2014