Apache North Sea has awarded Subsea 7 S.A. an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract for the Callater field development, located 335 km northeast of Aberdeen, Subsea 7 said in a news release.

The work scope covers the project management, engineering, procurement, construction and installation of a 4-km, 45-inch pipeline bundle system consisting of production lines along with power and supply services, the release said. It also includes the installation of a 13-km electro-control umbilical, associated structures, field testing and pre-commissioning works.

Project management and engineering work will commence immediately from Subsea 7's offices in Aberdeen, with offshore activities planned for first-quarter 2017, according to the release.