Ezra’s subsea services division, EMAS AMC, finalized a contract with BHP Billiton for the Angostura phase 3 development offshore Trinidad and Tobago in the eastern Trinidadian sector of the Venezuela basin.
The total scope of work includes the project management, fabrication, construction and installation of 12in flowline along with a complete subsea package comprised of control umbilicals and detailed engineering, construction and installation of the pipeline end manifold (PLEM) and inline sled (ILS) for the Angostura phase 3 field development located approximately 35km northeast of Trinidad and Tobago.
Engineering and procurement are currently underway from EMAS AMC’s Houston office with fabrication of the subsea structures and stalking and spooling of flowlines to be carried out at EMAS Marine Base facility in Ingleside, Texas. Offshore execution is scheduled for mid-2016, utilizing the Lewek Express subsea construction and reel lay vessel.
Ezra has also recently announced that they have signed a binding memorandum of understanding for Chiyoda Corp. to invest in Ezra’s Subsea Services business, EMAS AMC, to form EMAS CHIYODA Subsea – a 50:50 joint venture.
Image of the Lewek Express. From EMAS.