Technip of France has been awarded a 5-year inspection, repair, and maintenance frame agreement contract by ConocoPhillips for various assets in the Central, Southern North Sea, and East Irish Sea.

The contract covers diver repair and maintenance solutions for the company’s existing UK subsea infrastructure.

Technip’s operating center in Aberdeen, Scotland, will execute the contract, which will run from 2012 until 2016, with two 2-year options to extend it.

Vessels from Technip’s fleet, including the Orelia, the Skandi Achiever and the Wellservicer, will be used.