The project includes fabrication and installation of 27km of replacement pipeline and associated tie-ins to the existing infrastructure.

Subsea 7 UK and Canada vice president Steph McNeill said, "This contract award highlights our proven ability to deliver fast track, technically demanding projects in harsh offshore environments."

Engineering and the management of the contract will be done by Subsea 7’s Aberdeen offices.

The offshore work is scheduled to start in third quarter of 2013, the company said.

Subsea 7 is a seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor for the offshore energy industry worldwide.

It provide services for offshore energy fields and helps its clients to deliver projects on time.