By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Jan. 23 -- Petroleo Brasileiro SA subsidiary Petrobras America has awarded two major contacts worth a total $300 million to Technip for the development of the Cascade and Chinook gas fields in the Walker Ridge area of the Gulf of Mexico. The fields lie in 8,200 ft and 8,800 ft of water, respectively.
The first contract covers the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of five free-standing hybrid riser systems for both Cascade and Chinook fields.
The second contract covers the installation of the Cascade infield flowlines and gas export pipeline and includes: welding of about 120 km of 6-in. and 9-in. steel pipelines, design and fabrication of 10 pipeline end termination and 2 inline tees, and installation of the pipelines and associated structures.
Offshore installation is slated to begin in third quarter 2009, using Technip's Deep Blue and Constructor vessels.
