Ophir Energy has contracted WorleyParsons and INTECSEA for engineering and project management services on its Fortuna Project in Block R offshore Equatorial Guinea.
We are pleased to announce the award by Ophir Equatorial Guinea (Block R) Limited of an agreement for provision of engineering and project management services for their Equatorial Guinea Block R Project (The Fortuna Project). Also awarded by Ophir Holdings is a master services agreement to provide engineering support to any of Ophir’s worldwide assets.
Block R is a gas development located offshore Equatorial Guinea 140km southwest of Bioko Island and covers an area of 2,450 sq. km with water depths ranging from 1,400m to 1,900m. Ophir and its partners are planning to develop the gas reserves through phased installation of a 20 well subsea production system supplying dry gas to a locally moored floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility with a capacity of three MTPA.
WorleyParsons and INTECSEA’s scope of work on on the project incudes overseeing the front end engineering and design scopes and tendering and evaluation of related engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning packages. Work has commenced in INTECSEA’s UK office.
Commenting on the award, WorleyParsons CEO, Andrew Wood, said, “We are pleased to be selected for this innovative project bringing remote gas economically to market and to be providing support to Ophir’s facilities around the world.”