Apache North Sea has awarded Subsea 7 a sizeable engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract for the Callater field development, located 335 km northeast of Aberdeen, Scotland.

The contract work scope covers the project management, engineering, procurement, construction and installation of a 4 km, 45 in. pipeline bundle system consisting of production lines, and power and supply services. It also includes the installation of a 13 km electro-control umbilical, associated structures, field testing and pre-commissioning works.

Project management and engineering work will commence immediately from Subsea 7’s offices in Aberdeen, with offshore activities planned for first-quarter 2017.