Technip awarded an important EPCI contract to develop the Starfish field in Trinidad and Tobago

Technip was awarded by BG International Ltd (BG) a lump sum engineering, procurement, commissioning and installation (EPCI) contract for the development of the Starfish field. Located in the East Coast Marine Area, offshore Trinidad, the field lies at a water depth of approximately 130 meters and will be tied back to the existing Dolphin ‘A’ Platform operated by BG.

The EPCI contract covers the project management, detailed design and procurement of:

  • a 14” 10-kilometer concrete coated production flowline(1),
  • an 11-kilometer control umbilical(2),
  • riser(3) and spoolpiece tie-ins,
  • four flexible jumpers(4).

In addition, the following client-supplied items will be installed:

  • a subsea manifold(5),
  • topsides high integrity pipeline protection system (optional).

Technip's operating center in Houston, Texas will perform the overall project management with detailed design being completed by Genesis, a wholly-owned Technip subsidiary. The umbilical will be manufactured by Technip’s Duco Inc. facility in Channelview, Texas and the flexible jumpers will be manufactured by Technip’s Flexi France plant in Le Trait, France.

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