China’s Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC) has awarded Wood with a contract for the design of an optimized solution for a pipeline network at QatarEnergy’s hydrocarbon redevelopment project .
Wood has been put in charge of the design of 25 pipelines, including ensuring safe interaction where pipelines cross existing infrastructure and managing thermal expansion to protect long-term integrity, alongside crossing analysis for 15 umbilicals and two power cables for the Bul Hanine redevelopment off Qatar.
The award builds on the company’s previous involvement in the project, where it delivered pre-FEED and FEED directly for QatarEnergy.
Gerry Traynor , Regional President – Middle East, Africa & Caspian, at Wood, said: “Wood has a strong track record in delivering offshore detailed design and in optimising installation solutions for complex subsea systems. By working collaboratively with COOEC, we are bringing together complementary strengths that will help accelerate QatarEnergy’s ambition to extend the field’s life, increase capacity and boost production from these critical, ageing assets.”
Bul Hanine was discovered in 1970 and came onstream in 1972. Located about 120 kilometers to the east of the Qatari coastline, the redevelopment project is designed to prolong the field’s life by countering its production decline and doubling its current oil production rate.