Murphy unit lets contract for work off Malaysia

July 6, 2005
A Murphy Oil Corp. subsidiary awarded France's Technip SA a contract for engineering, design, supply, and installation of a subsea pipeline and riser system for deepwater Kikeh oil field off Malaysia.

Eric Watkins
Senior Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, July 6 -- A Murphy Oil Corp. subsidiary awarded France's Technip SA a contract for engineering, design, supply, and installation of a subsea pipeline and riser system for deepwater Kikeh oil field off Malaysia.

The field is on Block K off Sabah in 1,330 m of water. The contract covers supply and installation of flexible flowlines and risers, control umbilicals, and subsea manifolds.

Technip and Subsea 7 also will deploy anchors and mooring lines for a truss spar and a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel. The Kikeh spar is scheduled for delivery in late 2006 with production expected during the second half of 2007 (OGJ Online, May 4, 2005).

Operator Murphy holds an 80% working interest in Block K, which covers more than 4 million acres, while Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd. holds 20%.