Industry sources suggested the operator will likely re-start talks with the contracting community early next year although a schedule has yet to be confirmed.
Bidding for the development’s offshore facilities was under way in the first half of 2009 but was stalled for what are believed to have been political reasons.
The development comprises two platforms linked to Chevron’s Congo River Crossing pipeline project which will transport gas from Chevron’s blocks 0 and 14 off Cabinda to the Angola liquefied natural gas plant in Soyo.
However,
