Longitude Engineering scoops Egypt contract

Independent engineering consultancy Longitude Engineering, part of the Oslo-listed ABL Group ASA, has won a contract to provide engineering and project management services for Egypt’s Phase X1 Deepwater Project of the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) concession

The contract was awarded by Petroleum Marine Services (PMS), the main EPIC (Engineering, Procurement, Installation, and Commissioning) contractor for the project, and is Longitude’s second consecutive project within the WDDM concession, also for PMS.

The WDDM concession is located around 90 km offshore Egypt, in the north-western Nile Delta region of the Mediterranean Sea, and is operated by Shell through its joint venture, Burullus Gas Company. The area includes 17 gas fields at water depths ranging from 300 to 1,200 m. These reservoirs have been progressively developed to provide gas for the Egyptian domestic market and the Egyptian Liquefied Natural Gas (ELNG) plant.

WDDM Phase XI

The Phase XI development of the Burullus gas field involves the tie-in of three subsea twin deep-water natural gas wells. The scope of work includes engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, and commissioning support for five subsea M-shape rigid jumpers equipped with deep-water specialised connectors, multiphase gas meters, and sand detection systems; compact twin-well configurations, to be installed in a brownfield environment adjacent to an existing live natural gas deep-water system ; a tie-in structure designed to accommodate multiple jumpers within a single subsea module; and subsea control system components to support well operation and chemical injection.

Longitude’s engineering scope comprises the detailed design of deep-water rigid jumpers, development of fabrication drawings, onshore and offshore handling procedures, offshore installation engineering, process and stress modelling, and key HSE studies and engineering workshops.

“We are delighted to secure this contract following the success of our previous work on Phase X. The West Delta Deep Marine development is of major significance to Egypt’s oil and gas sector, and we remain committed to delivering the highest quality of service to PMS and, ultimately, to the operator,” said Daniel McGowan, Offshore Project director at Longitude Engineering

Projects such a s the development of the WDDM are critical for reversing the decline in Egypt’s gas production, which led to it resuming LNG imports in 2024 for the first time since 2018.The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has recently awarded six new blocks to several international companies to boost exploration and production, with investments of around US$245mn, to involve the drilling of at least 13 new exploratory wells. The awarded blocks include four new offshore blocks in the Mediterranean, which were part of the 2024 international bid round, and two onshore blocks in the Nile Delta and North Sinai.