RDS to analyze Sea Lion drilling needs

Sept. 4, 2014
AMEC has awarded RDS a drilling front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for Premier Oil’s Sea Lion development in the offshore North Falklands basin.

Offshore staff

LONDON – AMEC has awarded RDS a drilling front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for Premier Oil’s Sea Lion development in the offshore North Falklands basin.

AMEC has responsibility for the overall FEED for the project. Previously RDS completed a concept study in Houston.

Under the new contract, the KCA Deutag subsidiary will deliver the design of the drilling rig modules forSea Lion’s TLP, to be stationed 200 km (124 mi) north of the Falkland Islands.

AMEC is managing the overall program from its London design office, supported by KCA Deutag in London and Houston Offshore Engineering in Houston.

09/04/2014