Shell Development Pty. Ltd. awarded a subsea installation contract for the Prelude Floating LNG facility offshore Australia to Technip.

The contract includes the project management, fabrication, transport and installation by reeling of 12-in corrosion resistant alloy clad rigid flowlines; onshore fabrication of flowline appurtenances and rigid spools; transport and installation of the subsea equipment including manifolds, umbilical termination assemblies, rigid spools and flying leads; and management of key interfaces with the hook-up and commissioning of the FLNG facility with timely transport, installation and handover of the flexible risers and umbilical.

Technip’s operating centers in Perth, Australia, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will execute the contract, with engineering to commence immediately. The company’s spoolbase in Orkanger, Norway, will weld the flowline pipe provided by Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd. Vessels from the group’s fleet will be used for the offshore campaigns, including the Deep Energy and the Deep Orient.