Subsea 7 has increased its planned activity in the Gulf of Mexico region with the award of a second construction contract for the Vito development. The Vito field is located approximately 150 miles south of New Orleans, Louisiana, with water depths up to 4,000ft.
The latest contract was awarded by Enbridge Offshore Facilities, LLC, for the transportation and installation of 50 miles of 18-inch oil export pipelines, 17 miles of 10-inch Gas Export pipelines and 3 miles of associated Steel Catenary Risers and pipeline end terminations.
Project management and engineering will take place in Houston, Texas, with support from Subsea 7’s offices in various regions. Offshore installation activities are scheduled for 2019 and 2020.
Subsea 7 is already providing project management, engineering, procurement, and installation services to Shell Vito, as part of a sizeable contract awarded and announced earlier this year. As the contractor selected by both Shell and Enbridge, Subsea 7 is able to manage interface risk between the two contracts and provide optimised and simplified execution.
