ConocoPhillips lets FEED contract for Ekofisk area work offshore Norway

ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has let a contract to Subsea 7 SA for a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for the Previously Produced Fields (PPF) development project, offshore Norway.

The PPF lie in the Greater Ekofisk Area, about 290 km southwest of Stavanger, Norway. The PPF development would be connected to the existing Ekofisk complex.

The project is granted under a new framework agreement between the two companies, Subsea 7 said in a release May 19.

The FEED study will finalize the technical definition of the proposed subsea development.

If a positive final investment decision is made and authorities approve the development, ConocoPhillips can exercise an option for an award of the subsea structures, umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) scope under the framework agreement to Subsea7, the service provider said. Offshore installation activities associated with this contract would be scheduled for 2026 to 2029.