AMEC wins Rhum and Bruce work

AMEC has extended its long term relationship with BP in the North Sea with the award of project management and fabrication contracts associated with BP’s Bruce platform and the development of Rhum – the largest remaining undeveloped gas reservoir in UK sector of the North Sea.

AMEC’s contract, valued at approximate £35 million, covers a wide range of activities including: engineering and design, procurement, fabrication, hook-up, completions and commissioning support for both projects. The work includes fabrication of a 1,700 tonne compression module for Bruce, which will begin immediately at AMEC’s facility in Wallsend, UK, where work is currently underway on another BP project - 10,500 tonnes of topsides for the BP’s Clair Phase 1 North Sea development.

Work on both projects will start immediately

AMEC has been working on front-end engineering design for Rhum since April 2002. Soon after that appointment, BP selected AMEC to carry out concept studies for the Bruce platform to provide a ‘low pressure booster compression’ facility to extend its productive life.

As both projects require extensive brown-field work, shutdowns and the use of a heavy lift vessel, BP opted for a combined solution for the two projects in order to increase efficiencies and reduce costs. AMEC will also manage specialist subcontractor JP Kenny for the subsea work and pipelines, ensuring that BP receives a full life-of-asset service - from wellhead to topsides and concept to operation.

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