TechnipFMC said it has been awarded a significant subsea contract for the development of the North El Amriya and North Idku offshore project in Egypt.

The integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract covers the design, manufacture, delivery and installation of a subsea production system, subsea trees, production manifolds, umbilicals, flexible pipelines, jumpers and associated subsea and topside controls.

Although TechnipFMC did not disclose the contract value, it termed it "significant", a term the company uses to denote contracts valued at between $75 million and $250 million.

The contract was awarded by NIpetco and PetroAmriya, two joint ventures between Energean and Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company and Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation.

Energean said the project involves four subsea wells tied back to the existing AbuQir infrastructure and processing plant.

The wells will be drilled in a water depth of between 60 metres and 90 metres.

Three are located in the North El Amriya concession, and one in the North Idku area.

The integrated project is due to deliver first gas in the second half of 2022 with 49 million barrels of oil equivalent of best estimate reserves, 87% of which is gas, and peak production is expected to be 90 million cubic feet per day of gas plus 1000 barrels per day of condensate.

TechnipFMC is currently providing services to Energean to develop the Karish gas field offshore Israel.

Jonathan Landes, president subsea at TechnipFMC, said: This project award showcases TechnipFMC’s position as the market and technology leader for integrated projects globally and demonstrates the benefits of our iEPCI solution for subsea developments."

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TechnipFMC triumphs in Egypt with new subsea contract