Major subsea contract offshore Australia

Subsea 7 S.A. has been awarded a contract valued at AUD 440 million from Chevron Australia Pty Ltd for the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project, offshore Western Australia. The work scope includes installation and tie-in of heavy lift structures in the Gorgon and Jansz Fields, respectively 65km and 130km from Barrow Island, off the north-west coast of Western Australia, in water depths of up to 1350m.
The project scope includes engineering, spools fabrication, transportation, installation and pre-commissioning of the following: 20 subsea structures and foundations, each of up to 1065Te; 15 heavy spools, each of up to 190Te; 48 tie-in spools; 39 electrical and 18 hydraulic flying leads; and 5 infield umbilicals and 2 associated distribution units.
Project management and engineering will commence immediately from Subsea 7’s office in Perth, Australia, with offshore operations scheduled to commence in 2013 using Sapura 3000 and other construction vessels from our fleet.
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