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CASE STUDY iEPCI @ the Karish Field high-tech facilities near the world’s of an ef? cient integrated approach and The Karish project is an example of main offshore oil and gas producing showcases the added value it provides,” working collaboratively across several basins. The facilities include subsea Duthie said. different businesses to provide an inte- hardware, ? exible pipe, umbilical and “The iEPCI approach means that one grated solution.

reeled rigid pipe welding/spooling company takes care of all the interfac- Duthie is responsible for both the manufacturing plants, plus a ? eet of es. And that means the client no longer subsea and onshore elements and leads specialized vessels for pipeline instal- has to worry about that, so the cost and the Karish team based in Aberdeen, UK. lation, subsea construction, diving sup- schedule can be reduced.” “This is the ? rst project where we are port and heavy lift. The execution of the Karish iEPCI responsible for the onshore parts of the contract covers the design, procurement, work alongside an FPSO facility, the

Seabed to FPSO construction and installation of the com- full subsea production system and the

TechnipFMC has been a partner in the plete subsea system, a ? oating produc- subsea, umbilical, riser and ? owline in-

Energean Karish project since the con- tion storage and of? oading unit (FPSO) stallation,’’ he said.

cept stage in 2017, delivering an offer- 90 kilometers offshore named Energian The FPSO is being handled through ing that extends from seabed to offshore Power that will enable the tieback of the the company’s Paris operations with producing facility. First gas is expected Karish ? eld, the pipeline system, and some of the topside modules being in the ? rst quarter of 2021. the onshore pipeline and valve station at designed and managed at the Lysaker, “Karish is an excellent demonstration the receiving station. Norway of? ce. The onshore scope is

The Karish gas ? eld development, located in the Mediterranean Sea in 1,750 meters of water, marks TechnipFMC’s largest iEPCI project to-date.

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