Egypt: Subsea 7 contract for East Nile Delta

BP and Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company joint venture Pharaonic Petroleum has given Subsea 7 a contract for the development of the East Nile Delta Phase 3 project, involving the Taurt and Hapy field developments. The project scope includes installation engineering, procurement and fabrication of rigid spools, and installation of pipeline, umbilical and subsea structures to develop the resources from two wells, including 8km of umbilicals and pipeline. The field development will be at depths of 80 to 90 metres. Fabrication of spools will be carried out at Petrojet’s yard in Egypt. Offshore installation is scheduled to start in Q4 2015 using the Subsea 7 vessels Rockwater 2 and Seven Borealis.