Three contenders are in talks with Russian operator Gazprom about engineering, procurement, construction and installation work on the expansion of the Kirinskoye gas-condensate field in the Sea of Okhotsk off Sakhalin Island.
Industry officials said units of Chinese contracting giant Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC) are involved in two of the three groups — one with Nomic of Russia and another with Malaysia’s Bumi Armada.
