The contract involves the engineering, procurement and construction work on four wellhead platforms, a drilling platform and a gas compression platform.

Each of the six offshore structures are understood to weigh no more than 2000 tonnes.

COOEC was awarded the contract in a competitive tender that attracted at least five other international and regional companies.

Malaysia Marine Heavy Engineering and its compatriot SapuraKencana, India’s Larsen & Toubro, Japan’s Nippon Steel and Italy’s Saipem were among those invited to tender.

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