China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has approached the market to seek international contractors to provide front-end engineering and design services for its Lingshui 17-2 deep-water gas project in the South China Sea.
Located in the Qiongdongnan basin, Lingshui 17-2 represents the operator’s first self-financed development.
At least five heavyweight engineering houses — TechnipFMC, Saipem, SBM, Intecsea of WorleyParsons and a consortium of Wood Group Mustang and Chinese home-grown engineering entity Richtech — responded this week to expressions of interest released by CNOOC Research Institute (CNOOC RI), the operator’s in-house engineering centre.
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