Subsea 7 and Aker Solutions have both won contracts from Azule Energy, a BP and Eni joint venture, for the Agogo Integrated West Hub development offshore Angola.
Subsea 7’s contract, worth between $300m and $500m, includes the transport and installation of approximately 98 km of flexible pipes, 30 km of umbilicals and associated subsea structures in water depths of around 1,700 m.
Project management and engineering have commenced and will be managed from Subsea 7’s offices in Angola, France, the UK and Portugal. Fabrication will take place at the Sonamet yard in Lobito. Offshore operations are planned between Q4 2024 and Q4 2025.
Meanwhile, Aker Solutions will provide dynamic and static subsea umbilicals for the project in a separate deal worth between NOK0.5bn ($48.3m) and NOK1.5bn ($150m).
The contract includes the engineering, manufacturing and delivery of a complete umbilical system as well as ancillary equipment and services. The umbilicals will be manufactured at Aker Solutions’ site in Moss, Norway, with deliveries in Q2 of 2024.
