Apache hands Subsea 7 Julimar Surf

Surfs up: Subsea 7 has been awarded the subsea, umbilicals, risers and flowlines contract for Apache's Julimar development

UK-based engineering and construction company Subsea 7 has been awarded a subsea, umbilicals, risers and flowlines contract by US independent Apache for the Julimar development, off Western Australia.

The $100 million contract covers the transport, installation and pre-commissioning of subsea umbilicals, manifolds and diver-less tie-in spools.

Subsea 7 said project management and engineering would start immediately from its offices in Perth, Western Australia, with offshore operations scheduled to commence in late 2014.

The Julimar development includes the Julimar and Brunello gas fields which lie in exploration permit WA-356-P, about 180 kilometres west-north-west of Dampier, and will feed the Chevron-operated Wheatstone project.

The Julimar development consists of subsea gas production wells drilled from three drill centers and two satellite locations.

Each of the wells…

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