HOUSTON, Mar. 15 -- Maersk Oil Qatar AS has let an engineering, procurement, installation, and construction contract to National Petroleum Construction Co. (NPCC) of Abu Dhabi for platforms in Al Shaheen oil and gas field off Qatar.
The work is part of a development effort that will raise the field's oil production to 525,000 b/d from 240,000 b/d (OGJ, Aug. 14, 2006, Newsletter).
NPCC will build and install wellhead, process, and flare platforms in the G area of Block B; a process platform and bridge in the E area; and three interconnecting bridges.
It is building jackets, bridges, risers, and pipelines under two EPIC contracts awarded last year.
Maersk holds a 100% interest in Block B, which lies in 52-70 m of water, under a production-sharing agreement with Qatar Petroleum.
