The engineering, construction andproject management services awards follow on from December’s final investmentdecision to go ahead with the second phase of the Caspian development, which isto produce 16 billion cubic metres of gas per year.
The expansion of the Azeri gas field involves adding new sections and facilities to the South Caucasus Pipeline to transport the additional volumes to Turkey.
BP regional president GordonBirrell said that the British oil major aimed to stay on track for first gas inlate 2018 with what he described as timely awards to quality providers.
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