BP lets pre-FEED contract for Tortue field off Mauritania, Senegal

KBR Inc. will perform pre-front-end engineering design (FEED) work over the next 6 months in support of BP PLC in the optimization stage of the Tortue field development.

Partner to BP, Kosmos Energy Ltd. performed a drillstem test on the Tortue-1 in May, enabling the pre-FEED with a final investment decision in 2018 with production starting in 2021. Tortue is estimated to contain more than 15 tcf of gas (OGJ Online, May 8, 2017).

KBR’s new contracts include pre-FEED and project support covering design of the subsea, pre-treatment floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) facility, an inshore hub-terminal, and interfaces for floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) for the Tortue project. According to KBR, the new work will build on the earlier concept phase work for development of the field already completed by KBR subsidiary Granherne for Kosmos.

The revenue from this contract is undisclosed and will be booked into backlog for KBR’s engineering and construction business segment in the third quarter, the company said.

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