AMEC wins US$974 million service contract for Shah Deniz II gas field

The contract covers the fabrication, load out and offshore hook-up and commissioning of the topsides units of the two Stage II platforms including production and risers platform and quarters and utilities platform.

Both topsides units will be built at the ATA fabrication yard in Bibi-Heybat near Baku in Azerbaijan. The construction works under this contract are planned to commence in January 2014, with the completion expected in 2018, the company said.

Samir Brikho, chief executive of AMEC, said, “Winning this contract supports our growth strategy and comes as a result of our successful and safe delivery of projects in this region for BP-operated projects.”

Richard Rippon-Swaine, Oil & Gas director for AMEC’s Growth Regions, added that this latest award reinforced the successful long-standing relationship with BP and with partners Tekfen and Azfen.

“We have developed a strong track record in Azerbaijan, applying our global skills locally to deliver projects and engineering services safely and effectively.”

AMEC has been working for BP-operated projects in Azerbaijan for 16 years and, as part of the ATA consortium, has completed three major platform topsides as well as providing offshore asset support services in the Caspian Sea. Most recently, ATA had completed the 19,000-tonne Chiraq Oil Project-West Chiraq (COP-WC) for Azerbaijan International Oil Company.