Aker Kvaerner Subsea (formerly Kvaerner Oilfield Products) is understood to have the upper hand in a close-run contest against Vetco Gray and Cooper Cameron, said sources.
Steel-tubed umbilicals make up a significant portion of the Reliance contract, and Aker Kvaerner Subsea’s advantage in this tender may have been its reputation for providing this type of umbilical, said sources.
Reliance is due to award a letter of intent on 5 May.
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