Technip was awarded by Deep Gulf Energy II a lump sum contract for the development of the Kodiak Field in Mississippi Canyon blocks 727 and 771 in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM), Technip said in a news release.

Water depths range from 1,472 m (4,829 ft) to 1,710 m (5,610 ft).

The project consists of a subsea tieback to the Devils Tower Truss Spar located in Mississippi Canyon Block 773. To withstand Kodiak Field’s HP/HT as well as extremely corrosive production fluids, the pipeline will be of a bi-metallic construction, lined with corrosion resistant alloy. This solution effectively addresses the challenges of increasingly demanding operating conditions, the release said.

This contract covers project management, fabrication and installation of more than 12 km (7.5 miles) of reeled bi-metallic flowline and riser, installation of an 11-km (6.8-mile) umbilical, associated terminations and flying leads, pre-commissioning and testing for the rigid line, crossings preparation along with pre-lay and post-lay survey.

Technip's operating center in Houston will perform the overall project management. The infield flowline and riser will be welded at the group’s spoolbase in Mobile, Alabama. The offshore installation is expected to be performed in the second half of 2015 by vessels from the Technip’s fleet: the Deep Blue, one of the world's largest purpose-built ultradeepwater pipelay and subsea construction vessel, and the Global Orion, a support vessel, Technip said.

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