BP Awards Pre-FEED Deal For Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Project

BP plc (LON:BP) (NYSE:BP) has awarded a contract to the British unit of engineering and construction company— KBR, Inc (NYSE:KBR) . The deal is related to the phases 2 and 3 of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project.

The contractis for pre-front end engineering design (pre-FEED) services.KBR will be responsible for designing the offshore platforms and underwater pipelines to boost natural gas production. The yield will be transferred to an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant that BP proposes to develop.

The contract involves the further development of Tortue field beyond Phase 1 of the development located in the C-8 block off the shore of Mauritania and the Saint-Louis Profond block offshore Senegal.

The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project will produce and process gas from an ultra-deepwater subsea system and mid-water floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.The ultra-deepwater subsea system will be tied back to mid-water gas processing platforms. Subsequently, the gas will be transported to pre-treatment and offshore LNG facilities at the established Phase 1 hub.

Also, BP stated that the project will provide about 2.5 million tons of LNG annually for global export and domestic use in the West African countries. Moreover, the Tortue/Ahmeyim gas field is estimated to hold 15 trillion cubic feet of gas.

However, industry experts estimate the total gas field spread across 33,000 square kilometer to be hold resources of 50 trillion cubic feet. This figure is equivalent to Africa’s current gas generation capacity for the next 7 years.

The C8 block is owned by a consortium that includes BP, Kosmos Energy and Societe-Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures et -de Patrimoine Minier holding 62%, 28% and 10%, respectively. Similarly, the partners in the Saint-Louis Profond block are BP, Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE:KOS) , Timis Corporation and Societe des Petroles de Senegal.

Technip (PA:FTI) FMC has landed a FEED as well as engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning contracts related to Phase 1 of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project.

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