Total orders subsea equipment for Laggan-Tormore

April 6, 2010
Total Exploration & Production UK Ltd. placed a $210 million order with FMC Technologies Inc. for subsea production equipment for the Laggan-Tormore field development west of Shetlands.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Apr. 6
-- Total Exploration & Production UK Ltd. placed a $210 million order with FMC Technologies Inc. for subsea production equipment for the Laggan-Tormore field development west of Shetlands. Laggan-Tormore fields lie offshore in about 1,950 ft of water (OGJ Online, Mar. 24, 2010).

FMC will supply and manufacture nine subsea trees, eight wellheads, and two six-slot manifolds. FMC will also provide 12 multiphase meters, 10 subsea control modules, and associated control systems.

The company will manufacture and assemble the equipment at its facilities in Dunfermline, Scotland, and Kongsberg, Norway, and at its Multi Phase Meters AS operation in Stavanger.

It has scheduled deliveries starting in first-quarter 2011.

Dong Energy (20%) is Total’s partner in developing Laggan-Tormore.