ExxonMobil handed Technip a contract for Julia field, a US$4 billion project Exxon and partner Statoil announced last month. The contract covers project management, engineering, fabrication, installation, and pre-commissioning of more than 48km of 10.75-in. OD insulated flowlines, steel catenary risers, and flowline end terminations. Technip’s operating center in Houston will perform project management, with detailed flowline design by Technip subsidiary, Genesis. The offshore installation is expected to be completed in 2015 by Deep Blue, aTechnip pipelay vessel.
