Groupement Bir Seba lets EPC contract for Algeria fields

June 9, 2020
Groupement Bir Seba has let an EPC contract to Maire Tecnimont SPA subsidiary Tecnimont SPA for Bir Seba Phase II and Mouiat Outlad Messaoud oil field development in the Touggourt area of Algeria.

Groupement Bir Seba has let an engineering, procurement, and construction contract to Maire Tecnimont SPA subsidiary Tecnimont SPA for Bir Seba Phase II and Mouiat Outlad Messaoud oil field development in the Touggourt area of Algeria, about 130 km northeast of Hassi Messaoud.  

The project entails the expansion of an existing oil central processing facility, with the installation of a new oil separation train to double the total capacity up to 40,000 b/d of oil. The project also includes the installation of two additional remote gathering stations and more than 400 km of pipeline to connect the new oil production wells, along with the implementation of gas lift and water injection facilities.

The contract is valued by Maire Technimont at $400 million. Project completion is scheduled after 40 months from the contract effective date.

Groupement Bir Seba is composed of Algeria’s state-owned Sonatrach, Petrovietnam Exploration Production Corp., and PTT Exploration & Production Algeria, a subsidiary of Thailand’s national oil company PTTEP.