Fugro has been awarded a contract by BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty Ltd for the Pyrenees Phase 3 Installation Project.

The Pyrenees development is located offshore Western Australia, in approximately 200 metres water depth, 45 kilometres northwest of Exmouth, and comprises six separate fields: Stickle, Crosby, Tanglehead, Moondyne, Wild Bull and Ravensworth. The project includes the tie back of the Stickle 9 well to the existing Tanglehead manifold.

Fugro’s scope of work includes suspension of existing infrastructure, and installation and pre-commissioning of the new flexibles and flying leads. ROV intervention and well commissioning support will be provided and the scope also includes the supply and fabrication of crossings, stabilisation and installation aids, along with mobilisation and transportation of equipment to the field.

Commencing in May 2016, all offshore activities will take place from Fugro’s modern, multi-role construction vessel, the Southern Ocean. The fuel efficient, DP2 vessel is fitted with the required installation spreads to complete the subsea workscope.

All project management, engineering and associated support functions will also be provided by Fugro.

About Fugro

Fugro is the largest global supplier of offshore geotechnical services and its geotechnical soil data collection, laboratory testing and consultancy services are centred on onshore and offshore site investigation. The resulting information is used to design foundations for deepwater wells, offshore structures, onshore and offshore pipelines, ports, large buildings, bridges and other infrastructure.

About BHP Billiton

BHP Billiton Petroleum has exploration, development, production and marketing activities in more than a dozen countries around the globe, with a significant position in the deep water Gulf of Mexico, Onshore US and Australia. Petroleum also operates assets in the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago and Pakistan.

Our oil and gas strategy is to focus on material opportunities, at high working interest with a bias for operatorship. We also hold interests in exploration blocks where we explore for significant upstream opportunities in proven basins and promising prospects around the world using the latest seismic and geophysical technology to locate new resources.