Subsea 7 has contracted Aker Solutions to deliver umbilicals for Murphy Exploration and Production Company - USA’s King’s Quay development in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico.
The work scope includes 22 km (14 mi) of dynamic steel-tube umbilicals and distribution equipment to connect the King’s Quay floating production system (FPS) to the Samurai, Khaleesi and Mormont deepwater developments.
The King's Quay semisubmersible FPS will be about 280 km (175 mi) south of New Orleans in the Green Canyon area.
The engineering, design, and manufacturing of the umbilicals and distribution equipment will take place at the company’s facility in Mobile, Alabama. The work starts immediately, and the delivery is planned for 4Q 2021.