Subsea 7 has been award of a US$300 million pipeline and subsea contract for the Wintershall Norge Maria field development.
Maria is located in the Norwegian Sea at 300m water depth.
The contract consists of engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of 95km of rigid flowlines and associated structures to develop the Maria field.
Project management and engineering work will commence immediately at Subsea 7's offices in Stavanger, Norway. Offshore activities will utilize a variety of Subsea 7 vessels, including the newbuild vessel, Seven Arctic, with its high-end capability and capacity.
Offshore operations are scheduled to commence in 2016 and are expected to be completed in 2017. The pipeline production for clad, mechanically lined pipe (BuBi), plastic lined and carbon steel pipelines will take place at Subsea 7's spoolbase at Vigra, Norway.