Three leading subsea groups are in a neck-and-neck race to secure a prestigious integrated subsea contract from Petronas Carigali for its Limbayong oil and gas field development off Sabah, East Malaysia.

The contract on offer includes the combined engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) of the subsea production system and subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines required for the deep-water development project.