Wood Group has won a new five-year contract with BP-operated projects, valued at US$500 million, to deliver services to eight facilities, offshore Azerbaijan.
Effective immediately, Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will provide engineering, procurement and construction management services (EPCM) under the contract, which has the option of two, two year extensions.
Creating approximately 200 new positions, WGPSN will support the following platforms: Chirag, Central Azeri - production drilling quarters, Central Azeri - compression and water processing, East Azeri production drilling quarters, West Azeri- production drilling quarters, Deep Water Gunashli - drilling and utility quarters, Deep Water Gunashli - pressure compression and water utilities and Shah Deniz Stage 1.
This latest contract builds on Wood Group’s continued support of BP-operated projects offshore Azerbaijan. Wood Group Kenny is already providing subsea engineering services to these eight platforms under a multi-million dollar contract announced in October 2015, which also includes support of BP's existing subsea infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico, UK and Norwegian continental shelves.