Technip wins subsea contract for Shell's Stones development

PARIS -- Technip has been awarded a contract by Shell Offshore for the development of subsea infrastructure for the Stones project, the company announced Friday. Included in the service are two subsea production tie-backs to the FPSO vessel.

Stones field is in the Walker Ridge area in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, at a water depth of 2,930 m along the pipelay route.

The contract covers engineering of the required second pipeline end terminations (PLETs); fabrication of the PLETs and piles; and installation of the subsea production system, inclusive of associated project management, engineering and stalk fabrication.

Technip will leverage its integrated approach in the subsea business. Its operating center in Houston, Texas, will perform the overall project management.

The flowlines will be welded at Technip’s spoolbase in Mobile, Alabama. The offshore installation is scheduled to be performed by the Deep Blue, Technip’s flagship vessel for deepwater pipelay.