BP is now understood to be negotiating a major front-end engineering design contract with Houston-based KBR, with work likely to start in the second quarter of this year and last 12 months.
BP’s timetable had previously pegged FEED work to start in August, but sources now reckon it will probably get rolling by May or June.
A full engineering, procurement and construction contract for Mad Dog 2 is expected to be tendered towards the end of the FEED contract period, and KBR- GVA will be in an enviable position, potentially together with a fabrication yard, for this lucrative award.
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