A US $300m subsea EPIC (Engineering, Procurement, Installation and Construction) contract has been awarded to Subsea 7 by Dana Petroleum for its Western Isles development project in the UK North Sea.

The workscope for the services contract includes the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of two 2.5 km pipeline bundles and an 11 km gas export pipeline. Engineering and project management will start immediately from the company’s Aberdeen office, with offshore activities scheduled to get underway in 2014.

Steph McNeill, Subsea 7’s Vice President UK and Canada, said: “The award of this prestigious contract from Dana is an endorsement of our unique bundle technology. We are grateful to Dana for choosing us to provide them with a cost effective solution and look forward to helping them deliver this strategically important development”.