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FMC wins $268m contract for Chevron’s Agbami field

By on December 28, 2014

FMC Technologies, Incorporated said it had received an order from Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, operator of the Agbami field, to provide subsea equipment for operations in the field, offshore Nigeria.

The field is located 70 nautical miles (113 km) off the coast of the central Niger Delta, at a water depth of approximately 4,800 feet (1,463 m).

The parties in the Agbami field include Famfa Oil Limited, Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, Petroleo Brasileiro Nigeria Limited, Statoil Nigeria Limited, and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

The Senior Vice President, Subsea Technologies, FMC Technologies, Mr. Tore Halvorsen, said the firm had been working with Agbami field for years.

“FMC Technologies has supported the Agbami field development for several years. This subsea equipment will provide additional production and help extend the life of this deepwater development,” he said.

FMC Technologies is a subsea systems provider.

According to the company, it has invested more than $180m in Nigerian facilities and operations, and employs more than 2,250 workers through direct employment and via 300 supply chain providers.

 

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