Chevron lets contract for Escravos project off Nigeria

Chevron Nigeria Ltd. let a $500 million contract to Acergy SA to carry out pipeline and subsea work for the Escravos gas project off Nigeria.
Oct. 23, 2009

Uchenna Izundu
OGJ International Editor

LONDON, Oct. 23 -- Chevron Nigeria Ltd. let a $500 million contract to Acergy SA to carry out pipeline and subsea work for the Escravos gas project off Nigeria.

The engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation, installation, tie-in, and commissioning contract covers over 130 km of pipelines in 40 m of water.

Acergy also will fabricate and install 15 risers and 3 subsea tie-ins and install more than 40 crossings. Engineering will start immediately, with offshore installation due to start in fourth-quarter 2010.

A Chevron spokesman told OGJ the contract focuses on the first and second stages the Escravos project. With start-up expected in 2013, the project is a continuation of the company's Western Delta gas development program and will utilize gas that would otherwise be flared.

The project includes installation of a gas-gathering and compression platform near the existing Meren 1 complex, installation of 121 km of subsea pipelines, and modifications to nine existing production platforms. Chevron has a 40% stake in the $2 billion initiative.

Contact Uchenna Izundu at [email protected].

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