Aberdeen-based Xodus Group has been awarded two contracts to carry out work for offshore projects in Senegal, West Africa.
The firm will provide a number of Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA).
This includes a study for drilling activities in the Sangomar and Rufisque blocks for Capricorn Senegal Limited, a subsidiary of Cairn Energy PLC, operator of the blocks.
Xodus will also perform an ESIA for the phase one development of the SNE deepwater oil field located in the Sangomar Deep Offshore block for Woodside Energy
The SNE well was one of the world’s largest oilfield discoveries in 2014.
The project will be developed using a floating production and storage offloading vessel (FPSO).
Xodus will also do safety studies and work with its in-country partner, Earth Systems, to assist Capricorn and Woodside to ensure compliance with Senegalese Environmental Law.
Capricorn has a 40% working interest in the joint venture, alongside partners Woodside (35%), FAR Ltd. (15%), and Petrosen (Senegalese National Oil Company) (10%).
The transfer of operatorship to Woodside for the development phase is planned to take place next year with Cairn continuing exploration activities on the acreage.
The joint venture plan to submit an evaluation report and exploitation plan to the government of Senegal in 2018.
The Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) is also planned to commence next year with a final investment decision targeted before the end of 2018.
Wim van der Zande, chief executive of Xodus Group, said: “These awards build on our experience and strong working relationship with Cairn Energy, on several phases of field architecture development planning.
“This is a major project for the country and we are proud to be part of this as it moves towards a new stage of development.”