TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant(1) integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI™) contract for the Jubilee South East development, located offshore Ghana. It will be the company’s first iEPCI™ project with Tullow Ghana Ltd.

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Jubilee South East is an extension to the Jubilee field. The contract builds upon TechnipFMC’s established relationship with Tullow and covers supply and offshore installation of all major subsea equipment, including manifolds and associated controls, flexible risers and flowlines, umbilicals, and subsea structures.

At the pre-tendering stage, TechnipFMC utilized its Subsea Studio™ digital solutions to help optimize field layout. Subsea Studio™ is the company’s portfolio of design and monitoring tools which help clients to improve economics, enhance performance, and reduce emissions throughout the life of a project.

Jonathan Landes, President, Subsea at TechnipFMC, commented,
“We are proud to continue supporting Tullow Ghana in the development of the Jubilee field. This is the first time Tullow has used our iEPCI™ model, which enables us to collaborate even more closely and simplify project delivery.

“We will continue to use our Subsea Studio™ digital solution to optimize the development, execution, and operation of Jubilee South East.

“We also see our work on this project as an opportunity to further develop our local content in Ghana, with the fabrication of a number of subsea structures, including production and water injection manifolds, carried out in-country.”

(1) For TechnipFMC, a “significant” contract is between $75 million and $250 million.

Tullow in Ghana

Following seismic acquisition and interpretation, Tullow and its partners drilled two successful exploration wells in 2007. The wells discovered the major Jubilee oil field in the Gulf of Guinea’s Tano Basin. The Jubilee Cretaceous turbidite reservoir straddled both licences; Deepwater Tano and West Cape Three Points.

In October 2008, Tullow was appointed as the Jubilee field Operator and set about working with the partners and Government of Ghana on developing the field to bring Ghana its first major oil production. The Minister of Energy in Ghana formally approved the Jubilee field Phase 1 Development Plan and Unitisation Agreement on behalf of the Government of Ghana in July 2009. In November 2010, following a successful development programme, which included the building of a Floating Production Offtake Vessel (FPSO), first oil was achieved from the Jubilee field. This was some 40 months post the initial discovery well which represents the fastest ever comprehensive full scale deepwater development. The field is Tullow’s key asset and generates significant high-margin oil production for the Group.

Tullow’s second major discoveries and subsequent development in Ghana is the TEN field. In May 2013, the Plan of Development for TEN was approved by the government of Ghana and Tullow commenced its second major Operated deepwater development. First oil was achieved on time and on budget in August 2016, three years after the Plan of Development was approved by the Government of Ghana.

In April 2021, Tullow began a multi-year, multi-well drilling campaign and is expected to drill four wells in total in 2021, consisting of two Jubilee production wells, one Jubilee water injector well and one TEN gas injector well.

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