Subsea 7-L&T confirmed for Aramco EPCI jobs
Consortium seals contract for two projects from Saudi giant
Saudi Aramco has handed a consortium of Subsea 7 and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) a deal covering work on the Berri and Zuluf oilfields off Saudi Arabia.
The deal covers engineering, procurement, construction and installation contracts for three oil production deck manifolds and subsea pipelines for the pair of fields.
Upstream reported in mid-December that the two companies' consortium was due to be handed the award for the pair of jobs.
Confirming the deal on Tuesday, India's L&T said construction would take place at its flagship facility in Hazira, Gujarat.
No contract value was disclosed, but Upstream has previously reported that one industry source suggested the contracts together could be worth between $400 million and $600 million.
The first project involves work on three new offshore oil production deck modules required for the Zuluf offshore field, sources previously told Upstream.
The second package, on the other hand, includes EPCI work on 11 segments of offshore pipelines meant for the Berri oilfield.
In addition to these two contracts, Italy's Saipem is believed to have emerged as the front-runner for two separate offshore contracts that are expected to be together worth more than $1.5 billion.
Saipem is thought to be well positioned for the two jobs that include the Berri incremental project and a second package that is a part of Aramco’s Marjan incremental programme, sources have suggested.
However, Aramco is yet to finalise the award for these two packages, sources added.
The workscope for the first project involving the Berri field includes EPCI of at least 10 oil platform deck modules.
The Berri project also includes one big tie-in platform and one water injection topsides for the development.
In addition, the engineering procurement, construction and installation of at least 100 kilometres of subsea pipelines is also a part of the project’s cope.
The second project comprises three offshore water injection production deck modules and one tie-in platform required for Aramco’s huge Marjan incremental development project.
