Venezuela Offshore Contract Goes to Technip

03 October 2011

Technip was awarded a major procurement, installation and operation support contract by Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) covering subsea, onshore and offshore facilities for an accelerated production system on the Mariscal Sucre Dragon development, offshore Venezuela.

The Mariscal Sucre Dragon field is located around 25 miles north of the Paria Peninsula in the state of Sucre, Venezuela, at water depths of 328 to 427 ft (100 to 130 m).

The project scope covers supply and installation of subsea flowlines, supply and installation of gas processing equipment onshore, and operational support for the subsea, offshore and onshore facilities.

The work will be executed with the group's North American and U.K. operating centers and with Technip's Venezuelan consortium COFRI/Ditech. COFRI is a Technip entity operating in Venezuela, and Ditech is Technip’s Venezuelan affiliate.