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AMEC secure Azerbaijan contract worth $974 million

Major engineering firm AMEC, who operate a Darlington base, have secured a $974 million contract to provide services to the Shah Deniz gas field in the Caspian Sea.

The BP-operated scheme will require an AMEC-led consortium to build and install the platforms for the development.

Fabrication will take place an ATA facility in Bibi-Heybat near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

AMEC chief executive Samir Brikho said: “Winning this excellent contract supports our growth strategy and comes as a result of our successful and safe delivery of projects in this region for BP-operated projects.

“I am proud of our commitment to the region and the contribution we have made to the growth of Azerbaijan’s national oil industry.”

Richard Rippon-Swaine, Oil & Gas director for AMEC’s Growth Regions, added: “This latest award reinforces our successful long-standing relationship with BP and with our partners Tekfen and Azfen.

“We have developed a strong track record in Azerbaijan, applying our global skills locally to deliver projects and engineering services safely and effectively.”

AMEC has worked for BP-operated projects in Azerbaijan for 16 years and, as part of the ATA consortium, has successfully completed three major platform topsides as well as providing offshore asset support services in the Caspian.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .