Wood Group has secured a $500m contract to provide services to eight offshore platforms, which are part of oil major BP-operated projects offshore Azerbaijan.
Under the five-year contract, the company’s division Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will provide services including engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) for the platforms. The contract has option of two, two year extensions.
The company will provide services for the offshore platforms including Chirag, Central Azeri – Production Drilling Quarters, Central Azeri – Compression and Water Processing, East Azeri Production Drilling Quarters, West Azeri- Production Drilling Quarters.
Other platforms to be served include Deep Water Gunashli – Drilling & Utility Quarters, Deep Water Gunashli – Pressure Compression and Water Utilities and Shah Deniz Stage 1.
WGPSN eastern region managing director David Buchan said: "Wood Group has a 40 year history of working with BP across their global assets and this new contract award is reflective of the strong relationship we maintain with this key client, built on collaboration and continued excellence and assurance in our service delivery.
"Our focus is on leveraging our knowledge across this portfolio of assets and our expertise in engineering, procurement and construction, to ensure their efficient, effective and safe productivity."
Wood Group Kenny is already providing subsea engineering services to these platforms as part of a contract signed in October 2015 with BP.
This five-year contract also includes support of the existing subsea infrastructure of BP in the Gulf of Mexico, UK and Norwegian continental shelves.