Offshore staff
LUXEMBOURG– BP has awarded Subsea 7 S.A. the SURF (subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines) contract for the Manuel project in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Project execution will be delivered bySubsea Integration Alliance (SIA), which is a partnership between Subsea 7 and OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, to provide BP with a fully integrated solution.
The Manuel project comprises a two-well development tieback to the Na Kika semisubmersible production platform, working at water depths of up to 1,900 m (6,234 ft).
The project’s SURF workscope includes engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of an electrically heat traced flowline (EHTF) and a steel catenary riser and all associated subsea structures as well as front-end engineering and design (FEED). Offshore operations are due to start in 4Q 2019.
Early engagement between SIA and BP has enabled the project to be the first in the US to use Subsea 7’s EHTF technology, which enables cost-effective longer tieback solutions, the company said.
Craig Broussard, Subsea 7 vice president for the Gulf of Mexico, said: “The award of the Manuel project is a clear demonstration of the power of collaboration between all stakeholders. Together with our SIA partner, OneSubsea, and the BP team, we have produced an optimized solution that will see the deployment of EHTF technology. This has enabled us to reduce the total cost of the project, while in parallel accelerating the first oil target date to just 24 months from discovery.
“SIA has been able to deliver this accelerated schedule by removing critical path challenges through early engagement, on both SPS and SURF scopes of work. This has ultimately allowed us to achieve a solution that creates sustainable value for all parties despite a challenging cost environment.”
12/21/2018
