The trio has also secured an option from operator Agip KCO to potentially carry out FEED work on other discoveries in the Kazakh sector of the northern Caspian Sea, including Aktote, Karan and Kalamkas.
Confirmation of the contract comes almost three months after Agip KCO signed a letter of intent with the trio.
Norway's Aker said the phase two workscope includes the front-end engineering and design of both onshore and offshore facilities and pipelines.
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