International engineering and project management company Amec announced yesterday a £226million contract win with BP Azerbaijan.
The Amec Tekfen Azfen (ATA) consortium has landed a five-year master services agreement.
This covers project management, engineering services, construction management and commissioning and completions for BP’s oil and gas projects in Azerbaijan.
Amec has worked for BP in Azerbaijan for 13 years and, as part of the ATA consortium, has successfully completed two major platform topsides as well as providing offshore asset support services in the Caspian. The first tranche of work under the new agreement is for the project start-up and associated yard preparation works for an 18,000-tonne topsides facility for the Chirag project.
Neil Bruce, executive director at Amec, said: “This latest agreement reinforces our successful longstanding relationship with BP and is in addition to our major projects global agreement.
“We have developed a strong position in the Caspian and surrounding region, where we have a good understanding of local issues. I am proud of our commitment to the region and our ability to apply our global skills to meet local needs.”
Tony Cruddas, president of growth regions for Amec, added: “The award helps us with our strategy for growth in Azerbaijan and enhances our reputation there.
“Since setting up our operations centre in Baku in 1998, we have built a business that employs local people and delivered several successful major projects that have helped Azerbaijan’s national oil industry to grow.”