Zadco selected the partnership in the summer after it bid the lowest price against contenders including J Ray McDermott, Larsen & Toubro, Saipem, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Petrofac.

NPCC is based in Abu Dhabi and has played a key role in the emirate’s oil and gas development schemes in recent years.

The Satah job involves brownfield engineering work and 150 kilometres of pipelines.