Also competing for the contract were European classification agencies DNV GL, Bureau Veritas and a unit owned by CNOOC Energy & Technology Services (CNOOC Enertech).

The workscope covers the Liwan 3-1 and Liuhua 34-2 deep-­water gas fields and involves wells, subsea equipment, control systems, umbilicals, risers, flowlines, production systems, mono-ethylene glycol lines plus other facilities.

The contract is expected to run for 28 weeks from the award date.Husky